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 |
|---|---|
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |