GRE Word List
VENTURE
to proceed especially in the face of danger
The meaning of the word venture is to proceed especially in the face of danger.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| ensconce | shelter |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| amphibian | an amphibious organism |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |