GRE Word List
ENTERPRISING
marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act
The meaning of the word enterprising is marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act.
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| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
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| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
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