GRE Word List
SENTINEL
sentry
The meaning of the word sentinel is sentry.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| expertise | the skill of an expert |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| portly | dignified |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |