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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |