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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| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| vouch | to supply supporting evidence or testimony |
| vixen | a female fox |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |