GRE Word List
LUCRE
monetary gain : profit
The meaning of the word lucre is monetary gain : profit.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| ejaculation | an act of ejaculating |