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

WordMeaning
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
tempothe rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking
subsidiaryfurnishing aid or support : auxiliary
fallaciousembodying a fallacy
cosmicof or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone
emulateto strive to equal or excel
moleculethe smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
coteriean intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose