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.

Random words

WordMeaning
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
withstandto stand up against : oppose with firm determination
stocka store or supply accumulated or available
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
clientelea body of clients
putativecommonly accepted or supposed
malicioushaving or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice
terminologythe technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject
satirea literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn
skinflinta person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser