GRE Word List
SAVANT
a person of learning
The meaning of the word savant is a person of learning.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sublimate | sublime |
| solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
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| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| noisome | noxious |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |