GRE Word List
PENSIVE
musingly or dreamily thoughtful
The meaning of the word pensive is musingly or dreamily thoughtful.
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| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| dilute | attenuate |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| hue | overall character or appearance to the mind : complexion |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |