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 |
|---|---|
| heed | to pay attention |
| peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| dynamo | generator |
| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |