GRE Word List

MUSE

to become absorbed in thought

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

Random words

WordMeaning
decapitateto cut off the head of : behead
skimpskimpy
stumbleto fall into sin or waywardness
withholdto hold back from action : check
well-bredhaving or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
dilemmaa usually undesirable or unpleasant choice
sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something
satyra sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry
alludeto make indirect reference