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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| oversee | survey |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| lewd | obscene |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| epic | a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero |