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 |
|---|---|
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| charlatan | quack |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |