GRE Word List

PERQUISITE

a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages

The meaning of the word perquisite is a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages.

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WordMeaning
dissipateto break up and drive off
travailwork especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil
waverto vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction
mirthgladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter
specioushaving a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic
malodoroushaving a bad odor
validateto make legally valid : ratify
emendto correct usually by textual alterations
cornucopiaa curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance
psychicof or relating to the psyche : psychogenic