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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| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
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| plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |
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| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| docile | easily taught |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |
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| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |