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 |
|---|---|
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| quorum | a select group |
| leave-taking | departure |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| luscious | having a delicious taste or smell : sweet |
| immune | not susceptible or responsive |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |