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 |
|---|---|
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| whittle | a large knife |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| commonwealth | a nation, state, or other political unit: such as |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |