GRE Word List

LUCRE

monetary gain : profit

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

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glossarya collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings
dynamogenerator
doffto remove (an article of wear) from the body
pronouncedstrongly marked : decided
scruplea unit of capacity equal to ยน/โ‚‚โ‚„ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table
itinerarythe route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one
detrimentalobviously harmful : damaging
repudiateto refuse to accept
reiterateto state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)