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 |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| antiquity | ancient times |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |
| wanton | merciless |
| overwhelm | upset |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |