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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|---|---|
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| shack | hut |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
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| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| occident | west |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |