GRE Word List

PENSIVE

musingly or dreamily thoughtful

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

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WordMeaning
infiltrateto enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
conclavea private meeting or secret assembly
tarryto delay or be tardy in acting or doing
cloistera monastic establishment
exegesisexposition
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
paltryinferior
allayto subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
allureto entice by charm or attraction