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

WordMeaning
discounta reduction made from the gross (see gross
buffooneryfoolish or playful behavior or practice
prevailto gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph
quashto suppress or extinguish summarily and completely
barba medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck
archaeologythe scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities
ramshackleappearing ready to collapse : rickety
terminalleading ultimately to death : fatal
dichotomya division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities
retaliateto return like for like