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adjective
1.
willing to sell one's influence, especially in return for a bribe; open to bribery; mercenary: a venal judge.
2.
able to be purchased, as by a bribe: venal acquittals.
3.
associated with or characterized by bribery: a venal administration; venal agreements.
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Venal
is a GRE word you need to know.
So is renege. Does it mean:
| go back on a promise or commitment |
| a. to mark with a spot or spots; to sully or pollute |
Example Sentences
- Mayors were either the venal bosses of dishonest machines or figureheads for the bosses.
- No longer would the former general be beholden to venal political parties.
- It is one thing to be seen as venal but brilliant, and another to be seen as both greedy and stupid.
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Word Origin & History
venal
1650s, "offered for sale, capable of being obtained for a price," from Fr. vénal, from L. venalis "that is for sale," from venum (nom. *venus) "for sale," from PIE base *wes- "to buy, sell" (cf. Skt. vasnah "purchase money," vasnam "reward," vasnayati "he bargains, haggles;" Gk. onos "price paid,
EXPANDpurchase," oneisthai "to buy").
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