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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embedto enclose closely in or as if in a matrix
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
generalitythe quality or state of being general
riveta headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
tenancya holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate
fosterhaving, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
dioramaa scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening
polemican aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another