GRE Word List
GAVEL
rent or tribute in medieval England
The meaning of the word gavel is rent or tribute in medieval England.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| impart | to give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |