GRE Word List

BOON

a timely benefit : blessing

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

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caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
cantataa composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment
archaeologythe scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities
scurriloususing or given to coarse language
reciprocalinversely related : opposite
treatisea systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached
ramificationbranch
adjurationa solemn oath
abscissionthe act or process of cutting off : removal
conformitycorrespondence in form, manner, or character : agreement