GRE Word List
LUCRE
monetary gain : profit
The meaning of the word lucre is monetary gain : profit.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pummel | pound |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |