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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Word | Meaning |
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palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
requiem | a mass for the dead |
phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |
opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |