GRE Word List

LIEN

a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law

The meaning of the word lien is a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law.

Random words

WordMeaning
clientelea body of clients
incredulitythe quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief
mesmerizeto subject to mesmerism
impetuousmarked by impulsive vehemence or passion
miteany of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors
blotchto mark or mar with blotches
crustthe hardened exterior or surface part of bread
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
certitudethe state of being or feeling certain
entrepreneurone who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise