GRE Word List
HEALTHFUL
beneficial to health of body or mind
The meaning of the word healthful is beneficial to health of body or mind.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |