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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| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |