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 |
|---|---|
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| vision | the act or power of seeing : sight |