GRE Word List
STIPEND
a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses
The meaning of the word stipend is a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| regime | regimen |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |