GRE Word List

SAVANT

a person of learning

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

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WordMeaning
endearmenta word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
dictuma noteworthy statement: such as
equilibriuma state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise
cognizancea distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing)
dilapidateddecayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse
swaggerto conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
braggadocioempty boasting
askancewith disapproval or distrust : scornfully