NSW Selective & Scholarship
Venturesome
adjective/VEN-cher-sum/
Willing to take risks and try bold, adventurous things.
In contextBeing venturesome, she was first to volunteer for the ropes course.
Remember it
Venturesome is 'venture' plus 'some' — full of the urge to venture into risk.
Use it well
Use for a bold, risk-taking spirit, a slightly old-fashioned word for adventurous.