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.

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WordMeaning
sluran insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion
hilarityboisterous merriment or laughter
inductto put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
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succorrelief
draftthe act of drawing or pulling in a net
curfewthe sounding of a bell at evening
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
alimonyan allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce
temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness