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 |
|---|---|
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| headlong | headfirst |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |