GRE Word List
LUCRATIVE
producing wealth : profitable
The meaning of the word lucrative is producing wealth : profitable.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defer | put off |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| spruce | to make spruce |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |