GRE Word List

BENEFICIARY

a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something

The meaning of the word beneficiary is a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something.

Random words

WordMeaning
apothegma short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism
sphinx-likeenigmatic; mysterious
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
quietudea quiet state : repose
immaculatespotlessly clean
ellipticalof, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse
impingeencroach
feralof, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast
rescindto take away : remove
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted