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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| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| scion | descendant |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |