GRE Word List

SALUTARY

producing a beneficial effect : remedial

The meaning of the word salutary is producing a beneficial effect : remedial.

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awryoff the correct or expected course : amiss
intermediarymediator
eloquencediscourse marked by force and persuasiveness
temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
stringenttight
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curmudgeona crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
raveto talk irrationally in or as if in delirium
surveillanceclose watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective)
flicka light sharp jerky stroke or movement