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 |
|---|---|
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |