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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| wanton | merciless |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |