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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| oligarchy | government by the few |