GRE Word List
LUCRE
monetary gain : profit
The meaning of the word lucre is monetary gain : profit.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
| nautical | of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |