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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WordMeaning
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
fettera chain or shackle for the feet
withstandto stand up against : oppose with firm determination
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
elusivetending to elude: such as
incumbentthe holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice
toppleto fall from or as if from being top-heavy
fuss:trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby
assurancethe state of being assured: such as
pertinenthaving a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand