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 |
|---|---|
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| unfrock | defrock |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| garner | to gather into storage |