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1) wisdom or discernment: profound knowledge and understanding, coupled with foresight and good judgment
Synonyms: discernment, insight, perception, perceptiveness, perceptivity, sagaciousness, wisdom, sageness, sapience
2) 1: having a pleasant taste or smell
▪ a savory aroma
2: having a spicy or salty quality without being sweet
▪ They prepared an assortment of both sweet and savory foods.
3: morally good — usually used in negative statements ▪ His reputation was anything but savory.
aromatic plant: an herb with aromatic leaves
Synonyms: ambrosial, aromatic, perfumed, redolent, fragrant (also savoury), scented, sweet
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: a sacred place
2: a place where one is free from intrusion
: a place where you are not bothered by other people
▪ Her office was her sanctum. — see also inner sanctum
2: a holy or sacred place
Synonyms: sanctuary, shrine
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: a treeless plain especially in Florida
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a: a tropical or subtropical grassland (as of eastern Africa or northern South America) containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth b: a temperate grassland with scattered trees (as oaks)
: a large flat area of land with grass and very few trees especially in Africa and South America
Synonyms: campo, champaign, down(s), grassland, heath, lea (or ley), llano, moor, pampa, prairie, plain (also savannah), steppe, tundra, veld (or veldt
6) 1: producing a beneficial effect : remedial
2: promoting health : curative
Synonyms: advantageous, benefic, beneficent, benignant, favorable, friendly, good, helpful, kindly, profitable, beneficial
10) fully gratify desire: to satisfy completely somebody's hunger or some other desire
glut somebody: to provide somebody with more than enough, to the point of exhaustion or disgust
Synonyms: fill up, fill, gorge, satiate, stuff, satisfy, feed, glut
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3) : one that is often unreasonably immune from criticism or opposition
: someone or something that has been accepted or respected for a long time and that people are afraid or unwilling to criticize or question
▪ The old government program has become a sacred cow.
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a: a gem variety of corundum in transparent or translucent crystals of a color other than red; especially: one of a transparent rich blue b: a gem of such corundum
2: a deep purplish-blue color
7) : having or showing an ability to understand difficult ideas and situations and to make good decisions :wise
▪ a sagacious old man▪ sagacious advice/counsel
: having or showing an ability to understand difficult ideas and situations and to make good decisions :wise
▪ a sagacious old man▪ sagacious advice/counsel
Synonyms: discerning, insightful, perceptive, prudent, wise, sage, sapient
8) 1 [count] : a place where someone or something is protected or given shelter
▪ wildlife/bird sanctuaries
2 [noncount] : the protection that is provided by a safe place
▪ The refugees found/sought sanctuary when they crossed the border.
3 [count] aUS: the room inside a church, synagogue, etc., where religious services are held
b: the most sacred or holy part of a religious building
▪ The sanctuary contains the altar of sacrifice.
Synonyms: shrine, sanctum
9) : too important and respected to be changed, criticized, etc.
▪ the government's most sacrosanct institutions
sacred: very holy and sacred
inviolable: not to be criticized or tampered with
Synonyms: hallowed, holy, inviolable, sacred, unassailable, untouchable
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