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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| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |