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 |
|---|---|
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| addendum | a thing added : addition |
| comestible | edible |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |