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
fissurea narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting
gravitydignity or sobriety of bearing
synopticaffording a general view of a whole
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
prudentcharacterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as
sadisticof, relating to, or characterized by sadism
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
meniala person doing menial work
fronda large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions
intermediarymediator