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 |
|---|---|
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |