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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |