GRE Word List

BOON

a timely benefit : blessing

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

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topographythe art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
inopportuneinconvenient
stratifiedformed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata
carnagethe flesh of slain animals or humans
deprecateto express disapproval of
panegyrica eulogistic oration or writing
quiescentmarked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest
recapitulateto retell or restate briefly : summarize
homeostasisa relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group
palpablecapable of being touched or felt : tangible