GRE Word List
SAVANT
a person of learning
The meaning of the word savant is a person of learning.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| delusive | likely to delude |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| pulmonary | of, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| infantile | of or relating to infants or infancy |
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |