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

WordMeaning
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
impassionedfilled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling
disinclinationa preference for avoiding something : slight aversion
blotchto mark or mar with blotches
pandemoniuma wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)
adventitiouscoming from another source and not inherent or innate
profaneto treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate
sedatekeeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled
whimsywhim
suavitysmoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated