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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| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| exposure | the fact or condition of being exposed: such as |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |