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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WordMeaning
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
askancewith disapproval or distrust : scornfully
elysianof or relating to Elysium
oblivionthe fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness
claviclea bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum
morbidof, relating to, or characteristic of disease
contumaciousstubbornly disobedient : rebellious
seinea large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore
appreciateto grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of
disconcertto throw into confusion