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 |
|---|---|
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |