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
supposititiousfraudulently substituted : spurious
sobernot intoxicated
fallibleliable to be erroneous
witherto become dry and sapless
disbarto expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
libidinoushaving or marked by lustful desires : lascivious
nadirthe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer
avariceexcessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness
falsifyto prove or declare false : disprove
preeminenthaving paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding