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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
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| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| equestrian | of, relating to, or featuring horseback riding |