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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plaitpleat
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fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
vintnera wine merchant
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physiognomythe art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance
infractionthe act of infringing : violation