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
peripatetica follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism
vernacularusing a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language
debristhe remains of something broken down or destroyed
inamorataa woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations
hedonista person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism
sluran insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
laboriousinvolving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
retainto keep in possession or use
breadthdistance from side to side : width