GRE Word List
SATURNINE
born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn
The meaning of the word saturnine is born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |