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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| sophist | philosopher |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |