GRE Word List
LEVY
impose (a fine); collect (a payment); impose or collect (a tax); Ex. levy a tax on tobacco
The meaning of the word levy is impose (a fine); collect (a payment); impose or collect (a tax); Ex. levy a tax on tobacco.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| idiom | expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meanings of its individual words; distinctive style (of expression); Ex. idiom of the modern popular music; ADJ. idiomatic |
| centurion | Roman army officer (commanding a company of about 100 soldiers) |
| humanitarian | one devoted to the promotion of human welfare; CF. humanism |
| absolve | pardon (an offense) |
| connubial | pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state |
| agility | nimbleness; ability to move quickly |
| dowry | money or property brought by a bride to her husband at marriage |
| exegesis | explanation, especially of biblical(of the bible) passages |
| singular | being only one; individual; unique; extraordinary; odd; Ex. singular beauty/behavior |
| pharisaical | pertaining to the Pharisees, who paid scrupulous attention to tradition; self-righteous; hypocritical |
