GRE Word List

SAVANT

a person of learning

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

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prodigalcharacterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish
versatileembracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills
sparseof few and scattered elements
sanctuarya consecrated place: such as
usurythe lending of money with an interest charge for its use
ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
malleablecapable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
haphappening
salvagecompensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck