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 |
|---|---|
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| dossier | a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |