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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intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
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blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
appease | pacify |
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