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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promontorya high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water
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denizeninhabitant
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
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whetto sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone)
exposurethe fact or condition of being exposed: such as
raptlifted up and carried away