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
dispassionatenot influenced by strong feeling
preludean introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter
weanto accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing
mundaneof, relating to, or characteristic of the world
disengageto release from something that engages or involves
turncoatone who switches to an opposing side or party
absolveto set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
stellarof or relating to the stars : astral
proximitythe quality or state of being proximate : closeness
gestateto carry in the uterus during pregnancy