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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| welter | writhe |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |