GRE Word List
BOON
a timely benefit : blessing
The meaning of the word boon is a timely benefit : blessing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| energize | to make energetic, vigorous, or active |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| nomenclature | name |