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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| sleek | slick |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |