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
predicamentthe character, status, or classification assigned by a predication
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bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
nonsensewords or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas
edicta proclamation having the force of law
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culpritone accused of or charged with a crime
welta strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together
inimicalbeing adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence