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 |
|---|---|
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| submerge | to put under water |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| deify | to make a god of |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |