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
bacchanaliana Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry
devoteean ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast (as of a religion, art form, or sport)
vagaryan erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion
rotethe use of memory usually with little intelligence
fraileasily led into evil
mammothany of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
deludeto mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive
ransackto look through thoroughly in often a rough way
bedraggleto wet thoroughly