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 |
|---|---|
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| contrive | devise |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |