GRE Word List

BENEDICTION

the invocation (see invocation

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

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WordMeaning
peremptoryputting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay
traverseto go or travel across or over
balmyhaving the qualities of balm : soothing
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
abrasivecausing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade
fusilladea number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
scholarlyof, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned
lucidsuffused with light : luminous
roilto make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of