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 |
|---|---|
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| irate | roused to ire |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| heed | to pay attention |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |