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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| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |
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| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| lateral | of or relating to the side |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| codify | to reduce to a code |
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| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| maroon | a dark red |