GRE Word List
BOON
a timely benefit : blessing
The meaning of the word boon is a timely benefit : blessing.
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die | to pass from physical life : expire |
ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
apropos | being both relevant and opportune |