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 |
|---|---|
| knit | to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |