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
insinuateto impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply
dermatologista branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases
dutifulfilled with or motivated by a sense of duty
visionaryhaving or marked by foresight and imagination
palliateto reduce the violence of (a disease)
creeda brief authoritative formula of religious belief
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
ascertainto find out or learn with certainty
noncommittalgiving no clear indication of attitude or feeling
ebbthe reflux of the tide toward the sea