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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| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |