GRE Word List
PENSIVE
musingly or dreamily thoughtful
The meaning of the word pensive is musingly or dreamily thoughtful.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| genre | a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| disport | sport |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |