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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| Word | Meaning |
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| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| realm | kingdom |
| satirical | of, relating to, or constituting satire |