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 |
|---|---|
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |