GRE Word List
MASTICATE
chew
The meaning of the word masticate is chew.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enjoin | command; order; forbid |
| avalanche | great mass of falling snow and ice |
| behoove | be suited to; be incumbent upon; be right and necessary; Ex. It behooves one to do. |
| punctilious | minutely attentive (perhaps too much so) to fine points; stressing niceties of conduct or form; N. punctilio, punctiliousness: careful attention payed to every small exact detail |
| merit | deserve; ADJ. meritorious: deserving reward or praise |
| insatiable | not easily satisfied; unquenchable; Ex. insatiable appetite |
| clarion | shrill, trumpetlike sound; kind of trumpet used in former times |
| usage | act or manner of using; accepted practice; way in which words are actually used |
| dogged | determined; stubborn; stubbornly persevering; tenacious; Ex. Inspector Javert's dogged pursuit of Jean Valjean |
| expose | public revelation of something discreditable |