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 |
|---|---|
| environ | encircle |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |