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 |
|---|---|
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| geniality | marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness |
| gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |
| executioner | one who executes |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |