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 |
|---|---|
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| evenhanded | fair |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |