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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unintimidatingnot causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating
tempothe rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking
rabiesan acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated
optimumthe amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end
turbulencethe quality or state of being turbulent: such as
temporalof or relating to time as opposed to eternity
deadlocka state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill
turpitudeinherent baseness : depravity
rueto feel penitence, remorse, or regret for
hazardousinvolving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm)