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 |
|---|---|
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
