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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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 |