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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |
| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |
| unison | identity in musical pitch |
| calorific | caloric |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |