GRE Word List
VENAL
capable of being bribed; corrupt; CF. vernal
The meaning of the word venal is capable of being bribed; corrupt; CF. vernal.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impoverish | make poor; deprive of natural strength or something important; Ex. impoverished soil |
| ameliorate | improve |
| onslaught | vicious assault; fierce attack; Ex. unexpected onslaught of the enemy |
| atrocity | brutal deed; ADJ. atrocious |
| panegyric | formal praise; encomium; Ex. I don't deserve such panegyrics. |
| preeminent | outstanding; superior |
| traumatic | (of an experience) deeply shocking; pertaining to an injury caused by violence; N. trauma: serious wound; emotional shock that causes lasting psychological damage |
| grandiloquent | (of a person or speech) using high sounding or important-sounding language; pompous; bombastic |
| kinetic | producing motion; of motion |
| expenditure | payment or expense; expending; something expended; output; Ex. receipt for the expenditure; Ex. expenditure of all the energy |
