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 |
|---|---|
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| conflagration | fire |