GRE Word List
SENTINEL
sentry
The meaning of the word sentinel is sentry.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| skiff | any of various small boats |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |