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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| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |