GRE Word List
PENSIVE
musingly or dreamily thoughtful
The meaning of the word pensive is musingly or dreamily thoughtful.
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|---|---|
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
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| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
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| legend | a story coming down from the past |
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