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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WordMeaning
categoricalabsolute
tardymoving slowly : sluggish
vendorone that vends : seller
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
discretionindividual choice or judgment
engulfto flow over and enclose : overwhelm
stymieto present an obstacle to : stand in the way of
desolatedevoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted
laudpraise