GRE Word List
LUCRE
monetary gain : profit
The meaning of the word lucre is monetary gain : profit.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| adroit | having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |