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 |
|---|---|
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |