GRE Word List
TITHE
a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment
The meaning of the word tithe is a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| vision | the act or power of seeing : sight |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |