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 |
|---|---|
| fusion | the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| stench | stink |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| alcove | a small recessed section of a room : nook |
| yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |