GRE Word List

EMOLUMENT

the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites

The meaning of the word emolument is the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites.

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venturesomeinclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring
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protagonistthe principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story)
bristlea short stiff coarse hair or filament
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