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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pedestriancommonplace
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
imperativenot to be avoided or evaded : necessary
rubblebroken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building
mottledmarked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors
squelchto fall or stamp on so as to crush
defeatistan attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat
cantoone of the major divisions of a long poem
girtha band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back
jauntysprightly in manner or appearance : lively