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 |
|---|---|
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |