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 |
|---|---|
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |