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 |
|---|---|
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| wont | accustomed |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |