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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WordMeaning
spontaneitythe quality or state of being spontaneous
affiliationthe state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc.
carillona set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard
isthmusa narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
primpto dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
sphinx-likeenigmatic; mysterious
prostratestretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission
crypticsecret
arch-a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening)