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 |
|---|---|
| realm | kingdom |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| affirmation | the act of affirming |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |