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 |
|---|---|
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
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| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| nurture | training |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| collaborate | to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |