GRE Word List

GRATUITY

something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service

The meaning of the word gratuity is something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service.

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WordMeaning
indictto charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
mandatean authoritative command
rubblebroken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building
rudimentaryconsisting in first principles : fundamental
retiringreserved
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
composurea calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession
meandera winding path or course
spectruma continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order