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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slitherto slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface
masona skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
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discrepancythe quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance
voluminoushaving or marked by great volume or bulk : large
repellentserving or tending to drive away or ward off
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debutanteone making a debut (see debut
inestimableincapable of being estimated or computed
mockto treat with contempt or ridicule : deride