GRE Word List
CONNOISSEUR
expert
The meaning of the word connoisseur is expert.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| rustle | to make or cause a rustle |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |