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 |
|---|---|
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| devious | wandering |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |