GRE Word List

VENIAL

of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable

The meaning of the word venial is of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable.

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WordMeaning
decadencethe process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent
inconsistencyan instance of being inconsistent
fraileasily led into evil
tatterto make ragged
swelterto suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat
incontinentnot continent: such as
heresyadherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma
vicissitudethe quality or state of being changeable : mutability
transitiona change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient