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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paranoiamental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
warymarked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger
degradationthe act or process of degrading
poseura person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person
swarthyof a dark color, complexion, or cast
allureto entice by charm or attraction
provincialthe superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order
entomologya branch of zoology that deals with insects
attentivemindful
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion