GRE Word List
BENEDICTION
the invocation (see invocation
The meaning of the word benediction is the invocation (see invocation.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conspiracy | the act of conspiring together |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| dull | tedious |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| acclaim | applaud |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |