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ven

Latin

Variants

venvent

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About This Root

From Latin venīre (to come), past participle ventum. A broad root for arrival and occurrence: adventure (what comes to you), invent (to come upon), convenient (coming together suitably), prevent (come before to block), avenue (a way of coming to), souvenir (something that comes back to mind), event, and convention (a coming together). Covenant means to come together in agreement.

Associated Words

abstention

The act of refraining; a decision not to vote

GREC2

adventitious

Coming from an external source; occurring by chance

TOEFLGREC1

adventure

An exciting or risky experience; to dare to do something bold

NGSL 3kTOEFLA2

adventurous

Willing to take risks and try exciting or dangerous things

TOEFLB2

avenue

A broad street; a means of approach or access

IELTSTOEFLB1

circumvention

Avoiding or bypassing something; overcoming by trickery

C2

convenient

Easy to use or access; fitting one's needs

IELTSTOEFLA2

coven

A group or assembly of witches

GREC2

covenant

A formal binding agreement or promise between parties

GREB1

eventful

Full of interesting or important events; busy and memorable

TOEFLA1

inconvenience

Trouble or difficulty caused by something; to cause trouble for someone

C1

inconvenient

Causing difficulty or discomfort; not suited to one's needs

TOEFLB1

invent

To create something new; to make up something fictional

NGSL 3kA2

invention

A newly created device or idea; the act of creating it

A2

inventive

Skilled at creating new ideas or things; creative

C1

inventory

A detailed list of goods in stock; to make such a list

IELTSTOEFLGRE

misadventure

An unfortunate accident or mishap

C2

prevent

To stop something from happening or keep someone from doing something

NGSL 2kTOEFLA2

prevention

The act of stopping something from happening

IELTSB2

provenance

The place or source of origin of something

GREB2

souvenir

An object kept to remind you of a place or event; to take something as a keepsake

IELTSTOEFLGRE

souvenirs

Objects kept as reminders of a place or event; to take something as a keepsake

IELTSB1

vendor

A person or company that sells goods or services

GREB2

venereal

Relating to sex or sexually transmitted diseases

C2

vent

An opening for gas or air to escape; to express strong feelings

IELTSTOEFLGRE

venture

To dare to do something risky; a risky or daring undertaking

NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFL

venue

The place where an event or meeting is held

TOEFLB2

venus

The second planet from the sun; the Roman goddess of love

C2