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 |
|---|---|
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| compartment | a separate division or section |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |