GRE Word List

BOON

a timely benefit : blessing

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

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WordMeaning
intolerantunable or unwilling to endure
swearto utter or take solemnly (an oath)
chalicea drinking cup : goblet
residuesomething that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant
oatha solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says
callousbeing hardened and thickened
conventionagreement
confiscateappropriated by the government : forfeited
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
delusivelikely to delude