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 |
|---|---|
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |