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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purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
cremate | to subject to cremation |
humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
fructify | to bear fruit |
industrious | constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent |
pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |
wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |