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 |
|---|---|
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |
| disquietude | anxiety |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| limp | to walk lamely |