GRE Word List
SENSUAL
devoted to the pleasures of the sense; carnal; voluptuous; Ex. sensual woman/curves/lips
The meaning of the word sensual is devoted to the pleasures of the sense; carnal; voluptuous; Ex. sensual woman/curves/lips.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| memorialize | commemorate |
| thesis | opinion put forward and supported by reasoned arguments |
| polemical | aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious (rather than simply expressing opinions) |
| revulsion | sudden strong feeling of disgust; sudden violent change of feeling; negative reaction; Ex. revulsion from the scenes of torture |
| viand | food; CF. live |
| arid | (of land) dry; barren; unproductive |
| waffle | speak equivocally about an issue; N. |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| indeterminate | uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite |
