GRE Word List
EXCISE
an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity
The meaning of the word excise is an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| influx | a coming in |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| imply | to express indirectly |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |