Though confident in his own innocence, randall was disheartened to find that this venal character would be serving as judge over his trial. based on the sentence, the word venal most likely means:

5. the following question refers to the four selections by albert einstein: these readings show that, between 1939 and 1952, einstein a) abandoned science and turned to political activism. b) revised his opinions about the need for nuclear weapons. c) worked tirelessly to abolish nuclear weapons. d) devoted himself solely to scientific research.