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 |
|---|---|
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| consort | associate |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| expatriate | banish |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |