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 |
|---|---|
| intimidate | to make timid or fearful : frighten |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| hothead | a hotheaded person |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |