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 |
|---|---|
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| philatelist | a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| quench | put out |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |