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 |
|---|---|
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
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| hydrophobia | rabies |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |