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 |
|---|---|
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| ejaculation | an act of ejaculating |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| pantomime | pantomimist |