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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| trance | stupor |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |