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
choiran organized company of singers (as in a church service)
pertsaucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured
dioramaa scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening
harrowingacutely distressing or painful
prevaricateto deviate from the truth : equivocate
subversivethe act of subverting : the state of being subverted
cherubican order of angels see celestial hierarchy
plumea feather of a bird: such as
invectiveinsulting or abusive language : vituperation
perverseturned away from what is right or good : corrupt