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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| grandeur | the quality or state of being grand : magnificence |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| rescind | to take away : remove |