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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WordMeaning
philologythe study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature
avariceexcessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness
unfledgednot feathered : not ready for flight
marto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
interloperone that interlopes: such as
solecisman ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
shedto rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted
foliagea representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation
transgressionan act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as