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 |
|---|---|
| zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| labyrinth | a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys |