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 |
|---|---|
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |