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 |
|---|---|
| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |