GRE Word List

BENISON

blessing

The meaning of the word benison is blessing.

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prominentstanding out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
callousbeing hardened and thickened
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
propoundto offer for discussion or consideration
foliagea representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation
curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
unprecedentedhaving no precedent : novel
internecineof, relating to, or involving conflict within a group
precursorone that precedes and indicates the approach of another