GRE Word List
BENEVOLENT
marked by or disposed to doing good
The meaning of the word benevolent is marked by or disposed to doing good.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| fete | festival |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| lampoon | satire |