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 |
|---|---|
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| refurbish | to brighten or freshen up : renovate |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |