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

WordMeaning
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
arteryany of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body
ungainlylacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy
monochromea painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue
skiffany of various small boats
studiousassiduous in the pursuit of learning
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
dismemberto cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of
glowto shine with or as if with an intense heat
crotchetygiven to crotchets (see crotchet