GRE vocabulary
venial
describing a minor offense that is easily forgiven
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Questions about “venial”
Venial (adjective) means describing a minor offense that is easily forgiven
Here is venial used in an example sentence: "Arriving a few minutes late was a venial fault she readily excused."
Common synonyms for venial include pardonable, forgivable, minor, trivial.
Antonyms of venial include unforgivable, grievous.
Venial is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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