GRE Word List
CONNOISSEUR
expert
The meaning of the word connoisseur is expert.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| handsome | having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |