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.
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Word | Meaning |
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ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
vernal | of, relating to, or occurring in the spring |