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 |
|---|---|
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| allure | to entice by charm or attraction |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |