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 |
|---|---|
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |