VENIAL ([page 367]).
QUESTIONS.
1. From what is venial derived, and what does it signify? 2. How does venial compare with pardonable? 3. How does excusable differ from the above words? 4. What very different word is sometimes confounded with venial?
EXAMPLES.
Theft on the part of a starving man is one of the most —— of offenses.
Under all the circumstances, the error was ——.