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 |
|---|---|
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |