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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| Word | Meaning |
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| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| environ | encircle |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| agility | the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness |
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |