GRE Word List
MASTICATE
to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew
The meaning of the word masticate is to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| parlance | speech |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |