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 |
|---|---|
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| prank | trick |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| query | question |
| subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |