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 |
|---|---|
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| demise | death |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |