GRE Word List

BOON

a timely benefit : blessing

The meaning of the word boon is a timely benefit : blessing.

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oatha solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says
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acquiesceto accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
dilettantea person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler
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dynamogenerator
obeliskan upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid
bohemiana native or inhabitant of Bohemia
aberrantdeviating from the usual or natural type : atypical