GRE Word List
CONNOISSEUR
person competent to act as a judge of art, etc. (whose judgments are respected); a lover of an art
The meaning of the word connoisseur is person competent to act as a judge of art, etc. (whose judgments are respected); a lover of an art.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vegetate | live in a monotonous way (without interests or activity); CF. vegetation: plants of an area; CF. vegetarian; CF. vegan |
| dissipate | squander; waste foolishly; scatter |
| decoy | lure or bait; V. |
| impassive | without feeling; expressionless; imperturbable; stoical; Ex. impassive face |
| babble | chatter idly or foolishly; make continuous sounds like water running gently over rounded stone; N. |
| medium | element that is a creature's natural environment; nutrient setting in which microorganisms are cultivated; appropriate occupation or means of expression; channel of communication; compromise; middle position between extremes; intervening substance through which something else is transmitted |
| demoniac | fiendish; cruel; N. demon: evil supernatural being; devil |
| verbalize | put into words; ADJ. verbal: of words; spoken rather than written; oral; of a verb |
| careen | lurch; sway from side to side; move with irregular swinging movement; stagger |
| self-indulgence | excessive indulgence of one's own desire |
