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 |
|---|---|
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |