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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plumea feather of a bird: such as
pulsethe regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart
resignrelegate
turbidthick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment
genialitymarked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness
grapplethe act or an instance of grappling
vindicateto free from allegation or blame
consanguineousof the same blood or origin
sextantan instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude)
constituenta member of a constituency