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 |
|---|---|
| spare | give; use; refrain from harming; save from experiencing; exempt; Ex. spare me 5 minutes; Ex. Take this money and spare my life; Ex. The emperor was spared the onus; ADJ: kept in reserve; free for other use; unoccupied; Ex. spare time |
| pedestrian | ordinary; dull; unimaginative(lacking in imagination); going on foot; Ex. pedestrian prose; N. |
| juridical | of the law and its administration; CF. judicial: of courts of law; CF. judiciary |
| ferocious | fierce; violent; N. ferocity |
| condescend | (derog.) bestow courtesies with a superior air; descend to the level of one considered inferior |
| fleet | fast; rapid; N. ADJ. fleeting: passing quickly; ephemeral |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act; weak; lacking in resolution; indecisive; N. irresolution |
| dissection | analysis; cutting apart in order to examine |
| expeditious | done with speed; quick; N. expedition |
| ornithologist | scientific student of birds; N. ornithology: scientific study of birds |