GRE Word List

PENSIVE

musingly or dreamily thoughtful

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

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WordMeaning
malleablecapable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers
specioushaving a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic
anecdotea usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident
muskyhaving an odor of or resembling musk
disavowalto deny responsibility for : repudiate
latitudeangular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as
fouloffensive to the senses : loathsome
phobiaan exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation
precludeto make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
deferencerespect and esteem due a superior or an elder