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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| metaphysical | of or relating to metaphysics |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |