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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| unimpeachable | not impeachable: such as |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
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| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
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