GRE Word List
RUMINANT
an animal that chews the cud
The meaning of the word ruminant is an animal that chews the cud.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| rooster | an adult male domestic chicken |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| torque | a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion |
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |