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
fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation
blurtto utter abruptly and impulsively
confidantone to whom secrets are entrusted
gustatoryrelating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste
formalitycompliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony
demurereserved
solublesusceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water
posturethe position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose
expedientsuitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance
debarto bar from having or doing something : preclude