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 |
|---|---|
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| progeny | descendants |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| provident | frugal |