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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| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |