GRE Word List
SAGE
one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom
The meaning of the word sage is one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| resilient | characterized or marked by resilience: such as |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| postulate | demand |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |