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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isthmusa narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
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authoritarianof, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority
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enclavea distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory
frescothe art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments
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chalicea drinking cup : goblet
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