GRE Word List
MUSE
to become absorbed in thought
The meaning of the word muse is to become absorbed in thought.
Random words
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| cascade | a steep usually small fall of water |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
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| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
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| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |