GRE Word List

BENEFACTOR

someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit

The meaning of the word benefactor is someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit.

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clota portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum)
writheto twist into coils or folds
urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
superfluousexceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra
compulsionan act of compelling
litigationthe act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating
creeda brief authoritative formula of religious belief
coupa sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat
pernicioushighly injurious or destructive : deadly
substantivehaving substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned