GRE Word List
HIRELING
a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives
The meaning of the word hireling is a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |