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beneficence

nounCommon GRE wordMore B words

the doing of good and active generosity toward others

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Beneficence in a sentence

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The foundation's beneficence reached thousands of children each year.

Synonyms
benevolencecharitykindness
Antonyms
malevolencecruelty

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Verbal · Text Completion

The committee's report was praised for its candor, yet its central recommendation was so blank that administrators could cite it to justify nearly any policy they had already resolved to pursue.

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Beneficence (noun) means the doing of good and active generosity toward others
Here is beneficence used in an example sentence: "The foundation's beneficence reached thousands of children each year."
Common synonyms for beneficence include benevolence, charity, kindness.
Antonyms of beneficence include malevolence, cruelty.
Beneficence is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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