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
ancestryline of descent : lineage
polemican aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another
peripatetica follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism
morguea place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
forthrightfree from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point
beneficialproducing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
pronouncedstrongly marked : decided
modulateto tune to a key or pitch
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense