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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| collaborate | to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| verbalize | to express something in words |
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| baroque | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| effete | no longer fertile |