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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| domicile | a dwelling place : place of residence : home |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| retiring | reserved |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |