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
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
quintessencethe fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies
wispa small handful (as of hay or straw)
whimsywhim
compendiuma brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
aridexcessively dry
precipicea very steep or overhanging place
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
swelterto suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat
litheeasily bent or flexed