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.
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| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
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| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| trappings | outward signs |
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| gist | essence; main point; substance |