GRE Word List

LUCRE

monetary gain : profit

The meaning of the word lucre is monetary gain : profit.

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laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
postulatedemand
temperheat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion
scrutinizeto examine closely and minutely
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
refuseto express oneself as unwilling to accept
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drawto cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull
lackadaisicallacking life, spirit, or zest : languid
muralof, relating to, or resembling a wall