GRE Word List

BENEDICTION

the invocation (see invocation

The meaning of the word benediction is the invocation (see invocation.

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debilitateto impair the strength of : enfeeble
oblivionthe fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness
fussyeasily upset : irritable
gildto overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold
sagaa prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland
emasculateto deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken
tyrannyoppressive power
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temporalof or relating to time as opposed to eternity
torridparched with heat especially of the sun : hot