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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mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
rip | to tear or split apart or open |
infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
patent | open to public inspection |
willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |