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 |
|---|---|
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| enamored | affected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination |
| fluke | flatfish |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |