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 |
|---|---|
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| charlatan | quack |
| garner | to gather into storage |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |