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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environencircle
irreparablenot reparable : irremediable
annuitya sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals
creeda brief authoritative formula of religious belief
artifactsa usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object
orificean opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass
vertebrateany 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
institutionan established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character
impassea predicament affording no obvious escape
wagea payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis