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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compunctionanxiety arising from awareness of guilt
eddya current of water or air running contrary to the main current
whetto sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone)
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
capricea sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action
executiveof or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs
squelchto fall or stamp on so as to crush
compassionsympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
compulsionan act of compelling