GRE Word List

MARGINAL

written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet

The meaning of the word marginal is written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet.

Random words

WordMeaning
repastsomething taken as food : meal
dabbleto work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest
diligencesteady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity
mendicantbeggar
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
munificentvery liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow
verbiagea profusion of words usually of little or obscure content
oatha solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says
dissipateto break up and drive off
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality