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 |
|---|---|
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| armada | a fleet of warships |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |