GRE Word List

VENTURESOME

inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring

The meaning of the word venturesome is inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring.

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WordMeaning
improprietyan improper or indecorous act or remark
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
incompatiblenot compatible: such as
innateexisting in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native
covertnot openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled
ogleto glance with amorous invitation or challenge
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contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
orgysecret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)