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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|---|---|
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
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| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| raiment | clothing |
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
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