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
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
barragea dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
dominaterule
superfluousexceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra
welta strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together
maraudto roam about and raid in search of plunder
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
eruditehaving or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition
paradoxone (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases
miniaturea copy on a much reduced scale