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

WordMeaning
gildto overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold
sporadicoccurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
slapdashhaphazard
agapewide open : gaping
figmentsomething made up or contrived
floutto treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn
credentialwarranting credit or confidence
concatenatelinked together
aversiona feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it
treatisea systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached