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

WordMeaning
alludeto make indirect reference
condolegrieve
levityexcessive or unseemly frivolity
dissentto withhold assent or approval
homeostasisa relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group
cresta showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration
chagrindisquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure
habitatthe place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
deludeto mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive