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 |
|---|---|
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| fritter | a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat |
| discerning | showing insight and understanding : discriminating |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen |
| circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |