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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| Word | Meaning |
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| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
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| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |