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
lardera place where food is stored : pantry
censurea judgment involving condemnation
depreciateto lower in honor or esteem
adventthe period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
dissembleto hide under a false appearance
benevolentmarked by or disposed to doing good
paroxysma fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
subservientuseful in an inferior capacity : subordinate
vegetateto lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind