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
codifyto reduce to a code
entreatto plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently
rakishof, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute
bridlethe headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit
congruencethe quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent
amnestythe act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals
paradigmexample
refuseto express oneself as unwilling to accept
tarantulaany of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food
curfewthe sounding of a bell at evening