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.
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| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
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| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
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