GRE Word List
LUCRE
monetary gain : profit
The meaning of the word lucre is monetary gain : profit.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| stilted | pompous |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |