GRE Word List
BOON
a timely benefit : blessing
The meaning of the word boon is a timely benefit : blessing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |
| gourmand | one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| spoof | deceive |