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
vaporizeto convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
whorla drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle
parablea usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle
hereafterafter this in sequence or in time
gadflyany of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock
subversivethe act of subverting : the state of being subverted
iniquitouscharacterized by iniquity
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
incessantcontinuing or following without interruption : unceasing
tenantone who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another