GRE Word List
BOON
a timely benefit : blessing
The meaning of the word boon is a timely benefit : blessing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| frolic | full of fun : merry |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |