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
slapdashhaphazard
braga pompous or boastful statement
providencedivine guidance or care
conglomerationthe act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
panga brief piercing spasm of pain
gastronomythe art or science of good eating
beneficiarya person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something
passepast one's prime
recidivisma tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior