GRE Word List
LUCRE
monetary gain : profit
The meaning of the word lucre is monetary gain : profit.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
| polity | political organization |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |