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 |
|---|---|
| vociferous | clamorous; noisy; V. vociferate: cry out loudly (when complaining) |
| remorse | deep regret for wrongdoing; guilt; self-reproach |
| solicit | entreat; request earnestly; seek to obtain; Ex. solicit votes; CF. solicitor: one who solicits; chief law officer |
| thrive | prosper; flourish |
| blasphemy | irreverence; sacrilege; cursing; bad language about God or holy things; V. blasphem; ADJ. blasphemous; CF. sacrilege |
| conversant | familiar with; having knowledge of |
| fugitive | fleeting or transitory; lasting only a short time; roving(wandering); running away or fleeing as from the law; N: one who flees; Ex. fugitives at large |
| alluvial | pertaining to soil deposits left by running water |
| demise | death |
| commune | small (often rural) community whose members share work and income; V: exchange thoughts or feelings; Ex. commune with nature |
