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.
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| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| regime | regimen |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| seasoned | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |