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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| caulk | to 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) |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |