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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| forte | one's strong point |