venal

Day 37Level 3

VEE-nul

corrupt

capable of being bought; mercenary

Part of Speech: adjective

Synonyms:

corruptible, bribable, unscrupulous

Antonyms:

honest, scrupulous

Example Sentence:

The country is run by venal professional politicians whose only job is to put their corrupt interests ahead of the public good.

Related Words

assist in wrongdoing

uh-BET

to encourage somebody, usually in wrongdoing

something similar

AN-i-awg

something similar; output proportional to input (engineering)

cause of misery

bayn

source of harm; cause of misery

legacy

bih-KWEST

something given in will; legacy

pastoral

byoo-KAH-lik

connected with the countryside ; rural

convincing

KOH-juhnt

convincing, relevant