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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carnagethe flesh of slain animals or humans
precipicea very steep or overhanging place
emolumentthe returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites
detonationthe action or process of detonating
mirewet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh)
scalean instrument or machine for weighing
poseura person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person
predecessorone that precedes
provenderdry food for domestic animals : feed
vilemorally despicable or abhorrent