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 |
|---|---|
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |