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 |
|---|---|
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |