GRE Word List

BOON

a timely benefit : blessing

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

Random words

WordMeaning
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
dearthscarcity that makes dear
excisean internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
resolveto deal with successfully : clear up
remnanta usually small part, member, or trace remaining
buccaneerany of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies
breedto produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation
compactpredominantly formed or filled : composed
tranquillitythe quality or state of being tranquil