GRE Word List
SENTINEL
sentry
The meaning of the word sentinel is sentry.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |