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
kudospraise given for achievement
gratiswithout charge or recompense : free
obscuredark
tickleto touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
afterlifean existence after death
inditemake up
halcyoncharacterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden
equilibriuma state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise
practicalof, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal
bitinghaving the power to bite