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 |
|---|---|
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| luscious | having a delicious taste or smell : sweet |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |