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
boisterousnoisily turbulent : rowdy
forbearancea refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due
aversehaving an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste
embossto raise the surface of into bosses
siderealof, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral
insuperableincapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved
absolveto set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
isthmusa narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
sounda particular auditory impression : tone
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work