GRE Word List
PENSIVE
musingly or dreamily thoughtful
The meaning of the word pensive is musingly or dreamily thoughtful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| enhance | heighten |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |