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

WordMeaning
avariceexcessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
munificentvery liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
fosterhaving, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for
languishto be or become feeble, weak, or enervated
draftthe act of drawing or pulling in a net
inclementlacking mildness: such as
obviateto anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary
affluenceabundance of property : wealth