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 |
|---|---|
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| maroon | a dark red |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |