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
besiegeto surround with armed forces
glutto flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand
gaudyostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented
irrevocablenot possible to revoke : unalterable
cornucopiaa curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance
codaa concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure
siftto put through a sieve
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
cloyingdisgusting or distasteful by reason of excess
continencethe ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily