GRE Word List
LUCRE
monetary gain : profit
The meaning of the word lucre is monetary gain : profit.
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|---|---|
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| indite | make up |
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| confide | to have confidence : trust |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
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