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 |
|---|---|
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| irate | roused to ire |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| inequity | injustice |
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| mendicant | beggar |