GRE Word List
AVENGE
to take vengeance for or on behalf of
The meaning of the word avenge is to take vengeance for or on behalf of.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| verbalize | to express something in words |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| defer | put off |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |