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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corporealhaving, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as
misnomerthe misnaming of a person in a legal instrument
waifa stray person or animal
subdueto conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish
blandishmentsomething that tends to coax or cajole : allurement
vociferousmarked by or given to vehement insistent outcry
porouspossessing or full of pores
redundantexceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous
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solublesusceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water