GRE Word List

GAVEL

rent or tribute in medieval England

The meaning of the word gavel is rent or tribute in medieval England.

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WordMeaning
enactto establish by legal and authoritative act
irreproachablenot reproachable : blameless
skinflinta person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser
qualifiedfitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent
distortto twist (see twist
underlyinglying beneath or below
disabuseto free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy
effigyan image or representation especially of a person
awean emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration