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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addressto mark directions for delivery on
bitterbeing, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale
padrea Christian clergyman
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
remittancea sum of money remitted
sirenany of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing
chassisthe supporting frame of a structure (such as an automobile or television)
culinaryof or relating to the kitchen or cookery
scuffleto struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion
scrapsfragments of discarded or leftover food