GRE Word List
BENEDICTION
the invocation (see invocation
The meaning of the word benediction is the invocation (see invocation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| husband | a male partner in a marriage |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |