GRE Word List
SENTIMENTAL
swayed by sentiment; appealing to the sentiments
The meaning of the word sentimental is swayed by sentiment; appealing to the sentiments.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| equilibrium | balance of opposing forces; balance of the mind; equanimity |
| contagion | infection (by contact); ADJ. contagious; CF. infectious: that can be passed by infection in the air |
| indoctrinate | cause to accept a doctrine without questioning it; Ex. indoctrinated with mindless anti-communism |
| tycoon | wealthy and powerful businessperson; wealthy leader; magnate; Ex. business tycoon |
| embroil | throw into confusion; involve in strife, dispute, or quarrel; entangle; CF. imbroglio |
| harrowing | agonizing; distressing; traumatic; V. harrow: break up and level (soil) with a harrow; inflict great distress on; agonize; N: farming machine to break up the earth |
| pedigree | ancestry; lineage |
| knit | contract into wrinkles; grow together; join together closely; make (a fabric or garment) by interwining yarn or thread; Ex. knit the brow; Ex. The bones should knit together in a few weeks. |
| haughtiness | pride; arrogance; ADJ. haughty |
| diabolical | diabolic; devilish; fiendish |