GRE Word List
PENSIVE
musingly or dreamily thoughtful
The meaning of the word pensive is musingly or dreamily thoughtful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| impart | to give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| ensconce | shelter |