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 |
|---|---|
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| 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") |
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |