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 |
|---|---|
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| privy | private |
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |
| guy | man |
| panacea | a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |