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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specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |
subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |
brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |
frivolous | of little weight or importance |