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 |
|---|---|
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| psychic | of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic |
| relish | characteristic flavor |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| oligarchy | government by the few |