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 |
|---|---|
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| euphony | pleasing or sweet sound |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| exquisite | marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution |