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 |
|---|---|
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| bog | wet spongy ground |
| irremediable | not remediable |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| oatmeal | meal made from oats |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |