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
hirelinga person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives
deprecateto express disapproval of
miserlyof, relating to, or characteristic of a miser
puddingblood sausage
overtopen to view : manifest
gullibleeasily duped or cheated
codifyto reduce to a code
mottoa sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use
gangrenelocal death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply
feignto give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression