GRE Word List

ENTERPRISE

a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky

The meaning of the word enterprise is a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky.

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irreproachablenot reproachable : blameless
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quicksilvermercury
coercionthe act, process, or power of coercing
nutrientfurnishing nourishment
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