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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| calculated | apt |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| alleviate | relieve |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |