GRE Word List

BENEFIT

something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage

The meaning of the word benefit is something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage.

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vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
encipherto convert (a message) into cipher
antiquityancient times
censurea judgment involving condemnation
dilemmaa usually undesirable or unpleasant choice
wantonmerciless
overwhelmupset
unprepossessingnot tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing