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 |
|---|---|
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
| romp | one that romps |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| throes | pang |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |