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 |
|---|---|
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| relish | characteristic flavor |
| viand | an item of food |
| malediction | curse |
| catholic | roman catholic |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |