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 |
|---|---|
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| nourishment | food |
| refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |