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 |
|---|---|
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| longevity | a long duration of individual life |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| outmoded | not being in style |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| coy | marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |