GRE Word List
VENERATE
to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
The meaning of the word venerate is to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference.
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| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
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| bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
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| distort | to twist (see twist |