GRE Word List
LUCRATIVE
producing wealth : profitable
The meaning of the word lucrative is producing wealth : profitable.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |
| monochrome | a painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |