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
opulencewealth
fraileasily led into evil
synthesisthe composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole
passiveacted upon by an external agency
nonentitysomething that does not exist or exists only in the imagination
honeto sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
nonplusa state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary
clota portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum)
beelinea straight direct course