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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| exhume | disinter |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |