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
cardiologistthe study of the heart and its action and diseases
untowarddifficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
connoisseurexpert
umbragea feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
serenitythe quality or state of being serene
controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning
leerysuspicious
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism