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 |
|---|---|
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| lunar | crescent |
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| quail | any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as |