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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courtthe residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary
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urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
patoisa dialect other than the standard or literary dialect
waverto vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction
disparatemarkedly distinct in quality or character
brinkedge
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
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augurydivination from auspices (see auspice