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 |
|---|---|
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| 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 |