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
complacencyself-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
amphitheateran oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles
burgeonto send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout
dorsalan ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar
clandestinemarked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious
incendiaryigniting combustible materials spontaneously
repositorya place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository
steadfastfirmly fixed in place : immovable
parsimonythe quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift