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
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overtopen to view : manifest
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grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
animadversiona critical and usually censorious remark
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phyluma direct line of descent within a group