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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| anesthetic | of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| acetic | vinegary |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| nomenclature | name |
| alcove | a small recessed section of a room : nook |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |