GRE Word List
BENEFICENT
doing or producing good
The meaning of the word beneficent is doing or producing good.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| pundit | pandit |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |