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.

Random words

WordMeaning
palatethe roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate
rhapsodizeto speak or write in a rhapsodic manner
pillorya device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
retinuea group of retainers or attendants
grudgingunwilling
inclementlacking mildness: such as
propagateto cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction
sparseof few and scattered elements
bigotryobstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot