GRE Word List
LUCRE
monetary gain : profit
The meaning of the word lucre is monetary gain : profit.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| finished | entirely done |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| unregenerate | not regenerate |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| wreak | bring about |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |