GRE Word List
EMOLUMENT
salary; payment for an office; compensation
The meaning of the word emolument is salary; payment for an office; compensation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disburse | pay out (as from a fund); N. disbursement; CF. purse |
| chasten | discipline; punish in order to correct; CF. castigate |
| eulogistic | praising; full of eulogy |
| distraught | upset; distracted by anxiety; very anxious and troubled almost to the point of madness; Ex. distraught with grief/worry |
| unwieldy | awkward (to carry or move); cumbersome; unmanageable |
| supplant | take the place of unfairly; usurp; replace |
| pellucid | transparent; limpid(crystal clear); clear in meaning; easy to understand |
| sever | separate; cut off (a part) from a whole; break up (a relationship); N. severance; CF. severance pay: extra pay given an employee upon leaving a position |
| merit | deserve; ADJ. meritorious: deserving reward or praise |
| devoid | empty; lacking |
