GRE Word List
MERCENARY
one that serves merely for wages
The meaning of the word mercenary is one that serves merely for wages.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| parlance | speech |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| whittle | a large knife |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| sentinel | sentry |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |