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 |
|---|---|
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| sumptuous | extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |