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

WordMeaning
abstrusedifficult to comprehend : recondite
tarryto delay or be tardy in acting or doing
braidto make from braids
marshala high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces
distortto twist (see twist
contaminateto soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory
covertnot openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled
hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous