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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |