GRE Word List

VENAL

capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable

The meaning of the word venal is capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable.

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WordMeaning
mannerismexaggerated or affected (see affected
fabricateinvent
galea strong current of air:
sepulchera place of burial : tomb
enunciateto make a definite or systematic statement of
dehydrateto remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water
placidserenely free of interruption or disturbance
shystera person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
limboan abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism