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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |