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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truncateto shorten by or as if by cutting off
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs
primordialfirst created or developed : primeval
panoramicof, relating to, or resembling a panorama: such as
genericrelating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general
assiduousshowing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
acrimoniousangry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner
protuberancesomething that is protuberant
daisa raised platform (as in a hall or large room)
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans