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

WordMeaning
mordantbiting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive
irrelevantnot relevant : inapplicable
propellantcapable of propelling
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
snickerto laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter
gawka clumsy stupid person : lout
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
crustthe hardened exterior or surface part of bread
overwhelmupset
patriciana member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome