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
piecemealone piece at a time : gradually
poseto set forth or offer for attention or consideration
corpusthe body of a human or animal especially when dead
definitiveserving to provide a final solution or to end a situation
testatora person who dies leaving a will or testament in force
dinghya small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat
stemthe main trunk of a plant
boundfastened by or as if by a band : confined
pinnacea light sailing ship
understateto represent as less than is the case