GRE Word List
BENEFICENT
doing or producing good
The meaning of the word beneficent is doing or producing good.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| mendicant | beggar |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
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| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |