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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| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| skiff | any of various small boats |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |