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121forgivable — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. excusable, venial, trivial, pardonable; see excusable . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Admitting of forgiveness or pardon: excusable, pardonable, venial. See FORGIVENESS …
122pardonable — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. passable, forgivable, venial, justifiable; see excusable . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Admitting of forgiveness or pardon: excusable, forgivable, venial. See FORGIVENESS …
123Vindication — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Vindication >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 vindication vindication justification warrant Sgm: N 1 exoneration exoneration exculpation Sgm: N 1 acquittal acquittal &c. 970 Sgm: N 1 whitewashing whitewashing …
124Innocence — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Innocence >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 innocence innocence Sgm: N 1 guiltlessness guiltlessness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 incorruption incorruption impeccability GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 clean hands clean hands …
125venereal — [15] Latin venus meant ‘love, charm’ (it came ultimately from the same Indo European base as produced English wish and winsome and Sanskrit vānchā ‘wish’). It was not that common as a generic term, its most familiar role being as the name of the… …
126veniality — n. quality of being venial; condition of being venial …
127venal — [ vi:n(ə)l] adjective showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery. Derivatives venality noun venally adverb Origin C17 (in the sense available for purchase ): from L. venalis, from venum thing for sale . Usage On the difference between… …
128venal — venal, venial These two unrelated words are sometimes confused, chiefly because they are close in form but perhaps also because their meanings both have to do with forms of transgression. Venal means ‘able to be bribed, corrupt’ (from Latin venum …
