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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| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
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| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| drip | to let fall in drops |
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| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
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