GRE Word List
LUCRE
money; profit; Ex. filthy lucre
The meaning of the word lucre is money; profit; Ex. filthy lucre.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| revert | relapse; backslide; turn back to; return to the former owner; N. reversion |
| predispose | give an inclination toward (in advance); make susceptible to; Ex. predispose people to certain cancer; N. predisposition |
| compound | combine; produce by combining; increase; make worse by adding to or increasing; exacerbate; Ex. compound an error; ADJ: consisting of two or more parts; N: combination of two or more parts; area enclosed by a wall containing a group of buildings; Ex. factory compound; CF. complex |
| belligerent | quarrelsome |
| inveigh | denounce; utter censure or invective; Ex. inveigh against the evils of drink |
| disparity | difference; condition of inequality; OP. parity |
| blunder | error; stupid mistake |
| flighty | (esp. of a woman's behavior) capricious; often changing, esp. from one lover to another; impulsive |
| authoritarian | subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another's will; Ex. authoritarian regime/father |
| glimmer | shine erratically; twinkle; N: dim or unsteady light; faint indication; Ex. glimmer of hope |
