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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WordMeaning
catastrophea momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin
lanknot well filled out : slender
inclineto bend the head or body forward : bow
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
dissensiondisagreement
lodewaterway
impudencethe quality or state of being impudent
amorphoushaving no definite form : shapeless
diversediffering from one another : unlike