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 |
|---|---|
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| residual | remainder |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| coalition | the act of coalescing : union |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| undulating | having a wavy surface, edge, or markings |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |