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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| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |