GRE Word List

PENSIVE

musingly or dreamily thoughtful

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

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WordMeaning
ventureto proceed especially in the face of danger
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amendto put right
gainsayto declare to be untrue or invalid
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prefatoryof, relating to, or constituting a preface
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