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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| leery | suspicious |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |