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 |
|---|---|
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |