GRE Word List

BENEDICTION

the invocation (see invocation

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

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WordMeaning
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
dissentto withhold assent or approval
earthlycharacteristic of or belonging to this earth
evinceto constitute outward evidence of
satyra sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry
predecessorone that precedes
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
dictuma noteworthy statement: such as
congenialpleasant
honeto sharpen or smooth with a whetstone