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 |
|---|---|
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| exposure | the fact or condition of being exposed: such as |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| reparation | a repairing or keeping in repair |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| oversee | survey |
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| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |