GRE Word List

BENEFICIAL

producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit

The meaning of the word beneficial is producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit.

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WordMeaning
cynosurethe northern constellation Ursa Minor
astutehaving or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever
simulateto give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate
rebuffto reject or criticize sharply : snub
levityexcessive or unseemly frivolity
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
devolveto pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another
acquittala setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process
gruelingtrying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through