GRE Word List
SENTIENT
responsive to or conscious of sense impressions
The meaning of the word sentient is responsive to or conscious of sense impressions.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| bountiful | liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |