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 |
|---|---|
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| 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 |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| incarcerate | to put in prison |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| tyranny | oppressive power |