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 |
|---|---|
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| edifice | building |
| savory | having savor: such as |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| 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) |
| indicative | serving to indicate |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |