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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| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| collected | gathered together |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| limp | to walk lamely |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |