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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repercussion | reflection |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| shambles | a meat market |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |