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
contrivedevise
exemptfree or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject
unscathedwholly unharmed : not injured
expropriateto deprive of possession or proprietary rights
causticcapable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive
lagoona shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water
enclavea distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory
indeterminatenot definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague
pusillanimouslacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity
addenduma thing added : addition