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 |
|---|---|
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| substantial | consisting of or relating to substance |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |