GRE Word List
LUCRE
monetary gain : profit
The meaning of the word lucre is monetary gain : profit.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |