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 |
|---|---|
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| tycoon | a businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate |
| ebullient | boiling |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |