GRE Word List
SENSUAL
relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly
The meaning of the word sensual is relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| impuissance | weakness |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |