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 |
|---|---|
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| wreak | bring about |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |