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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| plasticity | the quality or state of being plastic |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| leave-taking | departure |