Modifies a noun

• scholar: His zeal for the total and correct application of the Sharia and his impatience with unjust and venal scholars is thus understandable.

• politician: It takes a long time to catch up with venal French politicians, not least because of the privacy laws.

• system: Physiology 1 The Circulatory System The circulatory system can be divided into two parts; the arterial system, and the venal system.

• governor: His target: a venal provincial governor by the name of Gaius Verres.

• operator: Gordon Brown, meanwhile, will inherit the electoral equivalent of Enron share certificates, out-smarted by a more venal, less principled operator.

Modifying Another Word

• so: Not everything was so venal in this operation, however.