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
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| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |