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
sedatekeeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense
cumbersomeunwieldy because of heaviness and bulk
caliberdegree of mental capacity or moral quality
protuberancesomething that is protuberant
maternalof, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly
scurryto move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper
uxoriousexcessively fond of or submissive to a wife
inconsequentialof no significance : unimportant
demurereserved