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 |
|---|---|
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| bliss | complete happiness |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| myriad | ten thousand |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |