GRE Word List
SENTENTIOUS
given to or abounding in aphoristic expression
The meaning of the word sententious is given to or abounding in aphoristic expression.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |