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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perdition | eternal damnation |
tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
dowse | to plunge into water |
aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |