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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baffleto defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert
cornucopiaa 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
humidcontaining or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive
utopiaa place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions
lexicographeran author or editor of a dictionary
propitiousfavorably disposed : benevolent
limpto walk lamely
ungainlylacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy
monolithicof, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge
intoxicateto excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished