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.

Random words

WordMeaning
insalubriousnot conducive to health : unwholesome
swampa wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water
warrena place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant)
ungainlylacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy
dazeto stupefy especially by a blow : stun
panachean ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet
bilkto block the free development of : frustrate
pliantpliable
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
nourishmentfood