GRE Word List
BOON
a timely benefit : blessing
The meaning of the word boon is a timely benefit : blessing.
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| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
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| ramification | branch |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |