GRE Word List

MARGIN

the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter

The meaning of the word margin is the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter.

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WordMeaning
drasticacting rapidly or violently
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
touchingcapable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion
celibateof, relating to, or characterized by celibacy:
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
wearyexhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness
multiplicitythe quality or state of being multiple or various
dismemberto cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of
festerto generate pus
grottocave