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 |
|---|---|
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| viable | capable of living |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| seismic | of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake |