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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bickerpetulant quarreling : altercation
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archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
potablesuitable for drinking
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proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
protegeone who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence
spontaneitythe quality or state of being spontaneous