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 |
|---|---|
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| charlatan | quack |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |
| distant | separated in space : away |