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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abstractdisassociated from any specific instance
bereftdeprived or robbed of the possession or use of something
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
plumea feather of a bird: such as
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physiognomythe art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
deviateto stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic