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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WordMeaning
injuriousinflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental
catharsispurification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art
edifyto instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift
porouspossessing or full of pores
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
modulateto tune to a key or pitch
consequentialof the nature of a secondary result : indirect
genericrelating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general
fractioustending to be troublesome : unruly
responsivenessgiving response : constituting a response : answering