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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WordMeaning
sportivefrolicsome
trepidationa nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension
paleontologya science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains
maelstroma powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius
martyra person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion
viscoushaving a thick or sticky consistency : viscid
labilereadily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable
cresta showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration
proletariana member of the proletariat
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come