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 |
|---|---|
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| phoenix | a 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 |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |