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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WordMeaning
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
penitentfeeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant
requisitionthe act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action
bleakexposed and barren and often windswept
gorycovered with gore : bloodstained
gentryupper or ruling class : aristocracy
lowhaving a small upward extension or elevation
adulationextreme or excessive admiration or flattery
cankeran erosive or spreading sore
diffidencethe quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident