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 |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| glaze | to furnish or fit with glass |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ยน/โโ millimeter or less in diameter |