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.

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conversanthaving knowledge or experience
circumspectcareful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent
conceptionthe process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both
verdantgreen in tint or color
abyssan immeasurably deep gulf or great space
limberhaving a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile
cornucopiaa curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance
retrogradehaving or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars
ascertainto find out or learn with certainty
convulsionan abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles