GRE Word List

BENISON

blessing

The meaning of the word benison is blessing.

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WordMeaning
discreditto refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve
intrinsicbelonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing
retaliateto return like for like
submissivesubmitting to others
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
depravitya corrupt act or practice
stellarof or relating to the stars : astral
humilityfreedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
jargonthe technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group