GRE Word List

PENSIVE

musingly or dreamily thoughtful

The meaning of the word pensive is musingly or dreamily thoughtful.

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WordMeaning
sanguinemarked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic
stammerto make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter
presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
trancestupor
frictionthe rubbing of one body against another
facilitateto make easier : help bring about
rhetoricthe art of speaking or writing effectively: such as
carnagethe flesh of slain animals or humans
enclavea distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory
compoundsomething formed by a union of elements or parts