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 |
|---|---|
| emanate | to come out from a source |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| culinary | of or relating to the kitchen or cookery |