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 |
|---|---|
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| laud | praise |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |