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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exacerbateto make more violent, bitter, or severe
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puzzleto offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally
venerablecalling forth respect through age, character, and attainments
sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
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obtrudeto thrust out : extrude