GRE Word List

CONNOISSEUR

expert

The meaning of the word connoisseur is expert.

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WordMeaning
graduateto receive an academic degree or diploma
transientpassing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory
libertinea freethinker especially in religious matters
phoenixa legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
glibshowing little forethought or preparation : offhand
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
tycoona businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate
assertto state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively
cogitateto ponder or meditate on usually intently
irrevocablenot possible to revoke : unalterable