GRE Word List

PENSIVE

musingly or dreamily thoughtful

The meaning of the word pensive is musingly or dreamily thoughtful.

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conformistone who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior
ineluctablenot to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable
proverba brief popular epigram or maxim : adage
enterprisea project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky
uniquebeing the only one : sole
worldlyof, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs
circleta little circle
oustto remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity
rueto feel penitence, remorse, or regret for
congenitalexisting at or dating from birth