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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |