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 |
|---|---|
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| muggy | being warm, damp, and close |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |