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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WordMeaning
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out
anachronisman error in chronology
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
gustoan individual or special taste
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
impudencethe quality or state of being impudent
baroqueof, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension
catapultan ancient military device for hurling missiles
drudgeto do hard, menial, or monotonous work