GRE Word List
SALUTARY
tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome; Ex. The punishment had a salutary effect on the boy; CF. health
The meaning of the word salutary is tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome; Ex. The punishment had a salutary effect on the boy; CF. health.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| podium | pedestal; raised platform |
| remonstrate | protest; objection; V. remonstrate: say in protest |
| ramble | wander aimlessly (physically or mentally); digress |
| usurp | seize another's power or rank (without legal authority); supplant; appropriate; N. usurpation; CF. take for one's own use |
| varnish | paint used to coat a surface with a glossy film; glossy coating produced by using this substance; Ex. nail varnish; V. |
| partisan | one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party (with dislike of any others); N: strong supporter of a party; guerrilla |
| humane | marked by kindness or consideration; kind and compassionate; humanitarian |
| mirth | merriment; laughter |
| indignity | treatment or situation that causes shame or loss of dignity, respect; offensive or insulting treatment; humiliating or degrading treatment; Ex. I suffered the indignity of having to say that in front of them. |
| sovereignty | complete independence and self-government (of a country); supremacy of authority; power to govern |
