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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
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| duration | continuance in time |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| converse | to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk |
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
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