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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| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| scion | descendant |
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| postulate | demand |
| dissipate | to break up and drive off |