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 |
|---|---|
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| ruddy | having a healthy reddish color |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |