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 |
|---|---|
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |