GRE Word List

TOLL

a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge)

The meaning of the word toll is a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge).

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protegeone who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life
repressto check by or as if by pressure : curb
repineto feel or express dejection or discontent : complain
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
animositya strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude
dissectionthe act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected
inexorablenot to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless
moribundbeing in the state of dying : approaching death
excisean internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity