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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|---|---|
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| entity | being |
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| equine | of, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family |
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| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |