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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| clime | climate |
| flair | a skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| wrath | strong vengeful anger or indignation |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |