GRE Word List

LEVY

the imposition or collection of an assessment

The meaning of the word levy is the imposition or collection of an assessment.

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WordMeaning
deviouswandering
calligraphyartistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering
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encumberweigh down
stymieto present an obstacle to : stand in the way of
invincibleincapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued
adventthe period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
recidivisma tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior
primethe second of the canonical hours
fatuouscomplacently or inanely foolish : silly