GRE Word List
SENTIENT
capable of sensation and conscious; aware; sensitive; Ex. sentient creature; N. sentience
The meaning of the word sentient is capable of sensation and conscious; aware; sensitive; Ex. sentient creature; N. sentience.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| raiment | clothing; garments; Ex. I have no raiment fit to wear. |
| pell-mell | in confusion; disorderly; Ex. dash pell-mell |
| bugaboo | bugbear; object of baseless terror |
| subterfuge | stratagem(deceptive scheme); pretense; evasion; Ex. resort to a harmless subterfuge |
| defer | give in respectfully; submit; delay till later; exempt temporarily; N. deferment; CF. show respect, comply with, courteous |
| jollity | gaiety; cheerfulness; ADJ. jolly: merry; gay |
| inclined | tending or leaning toward; bent; V. incline: slant; dispose; be disposed; tend |
| plenary | (of power) complete; full; fully attended by all qualified members; Ex. plenary power |
| solecism | nonstandard grammatical construction; construction that is flagrantly incorrect grammatically; violation of social etiquette |
| bolster | support; reinforce |
