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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| denomination | an act of denominating |