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 |
|---|---|
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |