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 |
|---|---|
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| genre | a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |