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
galaxymilky way galaxy
translucentpermitting the passage of light:
humanemarked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals
granarya storehouse for threshed grain
prominentstanding out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant
hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.
antidotea remedy to counteract the effects of poison
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
heydaythe period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity
generalitythe quality or state of being general