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 |
|---|---|
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| drip | to let fall in drops |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |