GRE Word List
RUMINANT
an animal that chews the cud
The meaning of the word ruminant is an animal that chews the cud.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
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| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| wanton | merciless |