GRE Word List

MUSE

to become absorbed in thought

The meaning of the word muse is to become absorbed in thought.

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manipulateto treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner
endueprovide
transcendentexceeding usual limits : surpassing
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
frescothe art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments
cholericeasily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered
practicalof, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal
arboretuma place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes
cogitateto ponder or meditate on usually intently