GRE Word List
BOVINE
cowlike; placid and dull; slow-thinking; calm
The meaning of the word bovine is cowlike; placid and dull; slow-thinking; calm.
Random words
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sully | defile; soil; tarnish; Ex. sully one's hands in menial labor |
emboss | produce a design in raised relief; decorate with a raised design |
sedulous | diligent; assiduous; paying attention; N. sedulity |
pliant | flexible; easily influenced |
vituperative | abusive; scolding; V. vituperate: berate; scold; rail against abusively |
precept | practical rule guiding conduct; Ex. mother's precept |
arboretum | place where different trees and shrubs are studied and exhibited |
cremate | incinerate (a corpse); N. crematory, crematorium |
palate | roof of the mouth; sense of the taste |
handsome | large in quantity; generous; Ex. handsome reward |