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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| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| ignite | to set afire |