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 |
|---|---|
| foliage | a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| inductive | of, relating to, or employing mathematical or logical induction |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |