GRE Word List
SAVANT
a person of learning
The meaning of the word savant is a person of learning.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |