GRE Word List
TRIBUTE
something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved
The meaning of the word tribute is something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| reminiscent | of the character of or relating to reminiscence |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| pungent | sharply painful |