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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pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs
diatribea bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing
expedientsuitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance
puissanthaving puissance : powerful
physiognomythe art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance
docketa brief written summary of a document : abstract
accelerateto move faster : to gain speed
malaproposin an inappropriate or inopportune way
swarma great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere
aberrationthe fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state