GRE Word List

SENTINEL

sentry

The meaning of the word sentinel is sentry.

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WordMeaning
vanguardthe forefront of an action or movement
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
facilitateto make easier : help bring about
uncouthawkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude
obloquya strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language
irreproachablenot reproachable : blameless
teetotalismthe principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks
appropriateespecially suitable or compatible : fitting
seasonablesuitable to the season or circumstances : timely
pyromaniaca person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania