GRE Word List
BENEFICENT
doing or producing good
The meaning of the word beneficent is doing or producing good.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| prodigy | a highly talented child or youth |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |