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 |
|---|---|
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| domicile | a dwelling place : place of residence : home |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |