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 |
|---|---|
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |
| demerit | offense |
| impinge | encroach |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| spoof | deceive |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| lucrative | producing wealth : profitable |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |