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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |