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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pinchto squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument
underscoreto draw a line under : underline
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codaa concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure
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contrivedevise
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
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