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.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
doctrine | a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma |
plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |