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 |
|---|---|
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| baroque | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension |
| solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |