GRE Word List

SAVANT

a person of learning

The meaning of the word savant is a person of learning.

Random words

WordMeaning
anchora device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom
synopticaffording a general view of a whole
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
explicateto give a detailed explanation of
visionaryhaving or marked by foresight and imagination
confideto have confidence : trust
abhorto regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe
sedatekeeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled
cherubican order of angels see celestial hierarchy
stringenttight