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 |
|---|---|
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| residual | remainder |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |