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 |
|---|---|
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| sanction | a formal decree |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| welter | writhe |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| maritime | of, relating to, or bordering on the sea |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |