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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obeisancea movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow
engagedinvolved in activity : occupied
resonantcontinuing to sound : echoing
apologistsomeone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism
thesisa dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view
eugenicrelating to or fitted for the production of good offspring
rationalean explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena
rejoinderthe defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
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