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
acutecharacterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset
subsistencereal being : existence
construeto analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)
protuberancesomething that is protuberant
intelligentsiaintellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite
orthodoxconforming to established doctrine especially in religion
fuss:trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby
cringeto recoil in distaste
acmethe highest point or stage
cumbersomeunwieldy because of heaviness and bulk