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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WordMeaning
countermandto revoke (a command) by a contrary order
prescienceforeknowledge of events:
meditationa discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation
fronda large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions
trancestupor
unceremoniousnot ceremonious : informal
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement
battaliona considerable body of troops organized to act together : army
surlymenacing or threatening in appearance
venialof a kind that can be remitted : forgivable