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
synchronoushappening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
haphazardmarked by lack of plan, order, or direction
polygamistmarriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry
syntheticrelating to or involving synthesis : not analytic
bullya blustering, browbeating person
tatterto make ragged
elysiumthe abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology
gestateto carry in the uterus during pregnancy
statelymarked by lofty or imposing dignity