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
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
affirmationthe act of affirming
overthrowoverturn
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
cemeterya burial ground
fathoma unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water
ribaldmarked by coarseness or lewdness : crude
gentlefree from harshness, sternness, or violence
imperativenot to be avoided or evaded : necessary
cascadea steep usually small fall of water