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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pulverizeto reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
sleekslick
hecklerone who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults
bookishof or relating to books
malaisean indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness
fetishan object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner
largessliberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior
shoddya reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo
potentialexisting in possibility : capable of development into actuality
preposterouscontrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd