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
precludeto make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
callousbeing hardened and thickened
contrivancea thing contrived
antiquatedoutmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted
pretensionan allegation of doubtful value : pretext
decreean order usually having the force of law
mordantbiting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive
primatea bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation
quivera case for carrying or holding arrows
deadpanmarked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression