GRE Word List
LUCRATIVE
profitable; producing wealth
The meaning of the word lucrative is profitable; producing wealth.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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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 |