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 |
|---|---|
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |