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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| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
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| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |