GRE Word List
EARN
gain for the performance of service or labor; gain (something that one deserves); deserve
The meaning of the word earn is gain for the performance of service or labor; gain (something that one deserves); deserve.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lag | move or develop more slowly; straggle; Ex. lag behind the rest; N. |
| natal | connected with birth; CF. prenatal; CF. postnatal |
| propound | put forth for consideration or analysis; set forth; Ex. propound a problem/theory |
| idiom | expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meanings of its individual words; distinctive style (of expression); Ex. idiom of the modern popular music; ADJ. idiomatic |
| verisimilitude | appearance of truth; quality of appearing to be true or real; likelihood; Ex. verisimilitude of her performance as Lady Macbeth |
| rummage | ransack; thoroughly search |
| antagonism | hostility; active opposition; V. antagonize: cause to become an enemy; N. antagonist: person who is opposed to another; opponent; adversary; principal character in oppostion to the protagonist |
| insurmountable | overwhelming; unbeatable; insuperable |
| squalor | condition of being squalid; filth; degradation; dirty neglected state; ADJ. squalid: dirty; sordid; morally repulsive; Ex. squalid story |
| exorbitant | (of costs or demands) excessive; exceeding reasonable bounds |
