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 |
|---|---|
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| duration | continuance in time |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| paramour | lover |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |