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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| hierarchy | a division of angels |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |