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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| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| regal | of, relating to, or suitable for a king |