GRE Word List
MERCENARY
one that serves merely for wages
The meaning of the word mercenary is one that serves merely for wages.
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|---|---|
| meander | a winding path or course |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| vixen | a female fox |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| viand | an item of food |
| diadem | crown |