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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WordMeaning
dieto pass from physical life : expire
dormera window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof
abateto decrease in force or intensity
centrifugea machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry
compactpredominantly formed or filled : composed
barefacedhaving the face uncovered:
torpora state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility
unobtrusivenot obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference