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 |
|---|---|
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| 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 |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |