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 |
|---|---|
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| abnegation | denial |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |