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
doteto exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage
unsulliednot soiled or tarnished : not sullied
feuda mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate
patriarchone of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people
waverto vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction
rusticateto go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life
leerysuspicious
sonorousproducing sound (as when struck)
doggedmarked by stubborn determination
rudimentaryconsisting in first principles : fundamental