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 |
|---|---|
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| sophist | philosopher |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| wry | twist |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| intermediary | mediator |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |