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 |
|---|---|
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |