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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| guileless | innocent |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |