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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WordMeaning
anachronisman error in chronology
formalitycompliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony
compileto compose out of materials from other documents
rummageto make a thorough search or investigation
sardonicdisdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking
prohibitivetending to prohibit or restrain
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
tenantone who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another
intoxicateto excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished
tacitexpressed or carried on without words or speech