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 |
|---|---|
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |