GRE Word List
BENEDICTION
blessing
The meaning of the word benediction is blessing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pious | devout; religious; N. piety |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches; forked |
| gnarl | protruding knot on a tree; V. |
| statutory | created by statute or legislative action; regulated by statute; Ex. statutory age limit |
| oblivious | inattentive or unmindful; unaware; wholly absorbed; forgetful(having the habit of forgetting) |
| benefactor | gift giver; patron; person who does good or who gives money for a good purpose |
| extirpate | root up; uproot; destroy completely |
| reminiscent | suggestive of something (in the past); of reminiscence |
| rift | narrow opening in a large mass; break in a friendly relation; Ex. through a rift in the clouds; OP. reconcilation |
| winnow | sift; separate the chaff from grain by blowing; separate good parts from bad; CF. wind |
