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
latchto lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms
regimenta military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions
centrifugea machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects
appendattach
legatoin a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones)
incorporealnot corporeal : having no material body or form
rompone that romps
laboriousinvolving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
fruitionpleasurable use or possession : enjoyment
restraintan act of restraining : the state of being restrained