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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| Word | Meaning |
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| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |