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 |
|---|---|
| mischance | bad luck |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| cohabit | to live together as or as if a married couple |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| asunder | into parts |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |