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
husbanda male partner in a marriage
dupeone that is easily deceived or cheated : fool
smeltany of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste
verbiagea profusion of words usually of little or obscure content
retentivehaving the power, property, or capacity of retaining
tenaciousnot easily pulled apart : cohesive
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
impartialnot partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally
placateto soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease
glaringhaving a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger