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
inclineto bend the head or body forward : bow
infringeto encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
tensilecapable of tension : ductile
museto become absorbed in thought
imperialof, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor
duressforcible restraint or restriction
inductto put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
distraitapprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince