GRE Word List

CONNOISSEUR

expert

The meaning of the word connoisseur is expert.

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vaingloriousmarked by vainglory : boastful
cumbersomeunwieldy because of heaviness and bulk
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
wilyfull of wiles : crafty
harpinga plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard
incorporateto unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole
ruminantan animal that chews the cud
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
autonomoushaving the right or power of self-government