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 |
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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 |