GRE Word List
LUCRATIVE
profitable; producing wealth
The meaning of the word lucrative is profitable; producing wealth.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bode | foreshadow; portend |
| unction | the act of anointing with oil; Ex. extreme unction |
| pare | cut away the outer covering or skin of (with a knife); trim; Ex. pare apples/expenses |
| martyr | one who voluntarily suffers death for his or her religion or cause; great sufferer; Ex. martyr to his rheumatism |
| dictum | authoritative and weighty statement (made by a judge in court); saying; maxim; CF. obiter dictum: incidental, nonbinding remark (something said in passing) |
| centrifuge | machine that separates substances by whirling them |
| amulet | charm; talisman; an object worn believed to protect against evil, bad luck |
| tribunal | court of justice |
| adulterate | make impure or of poorer quality by adding inferior or tainted(contaminated) substances |
| reproach | blame (not angrily but sadly); express disapproval or disappointment; N. ADJ. reproachful |