GRE Word List

BOON

a timely benefit : blessing

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

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WordMeaning
vauntedhighly or widely praised or boasted about
shystera person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger
dripto let fall in drops
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
progenitoran ancestor in the direct line : forefather
multilingualof, having, or expressed in several languages
gamelya physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other
chorethe regular or daily light work of a household or farm
ambrosiathe food of the Greek and Roman gods
desiccateto dry up