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
avertto turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance
reconcileto restore to friendship or harmony
wilyfull of wiles : crafty
mercurialof, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury
pompositypompous demeanor, speech, or behavior
overweeningarrogant
ragamuffina ragged often disreputable person
crinkleto form many short bends or ripples
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
deadlocka state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill