GRE Word List
PENSIVE
musingly or dreamily thoughtful
The meaning of the word pensive is musingly or dreamily thoughtful.
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|---|---|
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| fete | festival |
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| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
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| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
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