GRE Word List
LUCRE
monetary gain : profit
The meaning of the word lucre is monetary gain : profit.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| energize | to make energetic, vigorous, or active |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |