GRE Word List
EARN
to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered
The meaning of the word earn is to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| eclectic | composed of elements drawn from various sources |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |