GRE Word List
VENERABLE
calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments
The meaning of the word venerable is calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| craft | skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| hazard | a source of danger |