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 |
|---|---|
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| steep | lofty |
| salubrious | favorable to or promoting health or well-being |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |