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.

Random words

WordMeaning
kaleidoscopean instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns
frustrateto balk or defeat in an endeavor
assayto analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components
gallbrazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence
ribaldmarked by coarseness or lewdness : crude
sensuousof or relating to the senses or sensible objects
wheedleto influence or entice by soft words or flattery
tentativenot fully worked out or developed
blightedaffected with blight (see blight
stymieto present an obstacle to : stand in the way of