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.

Random words

WordMeaning
indeliblethat cannot be removed, washed away, or erased
excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
ballasta 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)
exodusthe mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table
sciondescendant
fallaciousembodying a fallacy
brazenmade of brass
finitehaving definite or definable limits
autopsyan examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease
checkto inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively