GRE Word List
SAVANT
a person of learning
The meaning of the word savant is a person of learning.
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| calorific | caloric |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
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| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
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