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 |
|---|---|
| correlation | the state or relation of being correlated |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| purported | reputed |
| devious | wandering |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| monochrome | a painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue |