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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |