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 |
|---|---|
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| frolic | full of fun : merry |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |
| fell | skin |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| homespun | spun or made at home |