GRE Word List
PECUNIARY
pertaining to money
The meaning of the word pecuniary is pertaining to money.
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| forfeit | something surrendered as punishment for a crime or breach of contract; V: lose as a forfeit; N. forfeiture |
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| disinterested | unprejudiced; free from bias and self-interest; objective |
| addendum | addition; appendix to book; something that is added (as at the end of a speech or book) |
| trample | step heavily with the feet; crush under the feet |
| sibylline | prophetic; oracular; N. sibyl: woman prophet (in the ancient world) |
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