GRE Word List
PEON
landless agricultural worker; bond servant; menial worker; N. peonage
The meaning of the word peon is landless agricultural worker; bond servant; menial worker; N. peonage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| interloper | intruder; one who interferes |
| depreciate | lessen in value; belittle; represent as of little value |
| superfluous | excessive; overabundant; unnecessary; N. superfluity |
| bitter | having a sharp biting taste; causing sharp pain to the body or mind; filled with resentment, disappointment, or other unpleasant feelings; Ex. bitter wind/sorrow/tears |
| confluence | flowing together; the place where two rivers flow together; crowd; gathering together |
| mountebank | charlatan; boastful pretender |
| impregnate | make pregnant; fill thoroughly; saturate |
| cupidity | greed (for wealth); CF. cupid; CF. Cupid |
| static | having no motion; unchanging; lacking development; N. stasis: stable state |
| ingratiate | become popular with; bring (oneself) in favor of another; Ex. ingratiate himself with the boss |
