GRE Word List
TRIBUTE
tax levied by a ruler; payment made by one nation to another in acknowledgment of submission; mark of respect (such as praise or gift); Ex. pay tribute to
The meaning of the word tribute is tax levied by a ruler; payment made by one nation to another in acknowledgment of submission; mark of respect (such as praise or gift); Ex. pay tribute to.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| accede | agree |
| vigor | active strength; energy; enthusiasm; ADJ. vigorous |
| continence | self-restraint; sexual chastity; sexual abstinence; voluntary control over bladder and bowel functions; ADJ. continent |
| synthesis | combining parts or separate things into a whole; the whole so formed; PL. syntheses; V. synthesize |
| covetous | avaricious; desirous of (someone else's possessions); V. covet: desire eagerly (someone else's possessions) |
| concentric | having a common center |
| brawl | noisy quarrel |
| pundit | authority on a subject; expert; learned person |
| placebo | harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill |
| cataract | great waterfall; eye abnormality (causing a gradual loss of eyesight) |
