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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feeblemindedimpaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability
predetermineforeordain
pietythe quality or state of being pious: such as
deftcharacterized by facility and skill
whorla drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle
capriciousgoverned or characterized by caprice : impulsive
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
quackto make the characteristic cry of a duck
portlydignified
metamorphosischange of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means