savor
to taste or smell something with pleasure, or to enjoy an experience fully and lingeringly
Word origin: From Latin sapere, to taste.
Savor in a sentence
Here are example sentences showing savor in a sentence.
She took a moment to savor the first sip of coffee before beginning her work.
She paused at the summit to savor the view, knowing the descent would demand all her concentration.
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Verbal · Text Completion
The novelist's late style is admired precisely for its blank: every superfluous phrase has been pared away, leaving prose of startling economy.
Using “savor” well
Savor means to taste or smell with pleasure, or more broadly to enjoy an experience fully and at leisure. It emphasizes lingering appreciation rather than hurried consumption.
More GRE words starting with S
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having keen practical judgment and discernment
soundness of judgment and acuteness of discernment
most noticeable or important; standing out prominently
of a sickly yellowish or pale complexion
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