GRE Word List

LUCRE

monetary gain : profit

The meaning of the word lucre is monetary gain : profit.

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polemicalof, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial
procurementthe act or process of procuring
plumagethe feathers of a bird
titularhaving the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities
disquisitiona formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse
antiquatedoutmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted
sturdyfirmly built or constituted : stout
honeto sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
cornucopiaa curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance
contingentdependent on or conditioned by something else