GRE Word List
BENISON
blessing
The meaning of the word benison is blessing.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| portly | dignified |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |