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 |
|---|---|
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |