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 |
|---|---|
| acclaim | applaud |
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| indecisive | marked by or prone to indecision : irresolute |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |