GRE Word List
MUSE
to become absorbed in thought
The meaning of the word muse is to become absorbed in thought.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| skimp | skimpy |
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
| allude | to make indirect reference |