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 |
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| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| viand | an item of food |
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |