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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| bountiful | liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| vendor | one that vends : seller |
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |