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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WordMeaning
sagaa 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
deportto send out of the country by legal deportation
amnestythe act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals
toutto make much of : promote
blusterto talk or act with noisy swaggering threats
hygienea science of the establishment and maintenance of health
excoriateto wear off the skin of : abrade
insubordinationdisobedient to authority
excisean internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity
inroadan advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something