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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| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
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| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |