GRE Word List
SENTENTIOUS
pithy; terse; concise; aphoristic
The meaning of the word sententious is pithy; terse; concise; aphoristic.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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unearthly | not earthly; supernatural; weird; ghostly |
caption | title; chapter heading; text under illustration |
disinter | dig up; unearth; OP. inter |
unimpeachable | that cannot be impeached; beyond doubt or question; blameless and exemplary |
integrity | honesty; uprightness; wholeness; state of being whole and undivided; completeness |
shackle | chain; fetter; confine with shackles; N. |
pert | (esp. of a girl or young woman) impertinent; forward; trim; jaunty; Ex. pert young miss/hat |
estimable | (of a person) worthy of esteem; admirable; deserving esteem; possible to estimate |
snivel | complain or whine tearfully; run at the nose; snuffle; Ex. Don't come back sniveling to me. |
inveigle | deceive; lead astray by deception; wheedle(cajole); Ex. inveigle her into joining the club; CF. interest dishonestly |