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
wansuggestive of poor health : sickly
ignominydeep personal humiliation and disgrace
oblivionthe fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness
blunderto move unsteadily or confusedly
colloquialused in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation
notableworthy of note : remarkable
oratorone who delivers an oration
circuitoushaving a circular or winding course
magnitudegreat size or extent
carillona set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard