GRE Word List
PENSIVE
musingly or dreamily thoughtful
The meaning of the word pensive is musingly or dreamily thoughtful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |