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

WordMeaning
punyslight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
antiquityancient times
pranceto spring from the hind legs or move by so doing
hinterlandsa region lying inland from a coast
obeisancea movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
opiatean alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance
dissembleto hide under a false appearance
simplisticexcessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details