GRE Word List
SENTIMENTAL
marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
The meaning of the word sentimental is marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |