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 |
|---|---|
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| handsome | having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |