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

WordMeaning
semblanceoutward and often specious appearance or show : form
overturean initiative toward agreement or action : proposal
citadela fortress that commands (see command
spoofdeceive
rectifyto set right : remedy
sundryincluding many things of different kinds : miscellaneous
capricea sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action
attestto affirm to be true or genuine
plenarycomplete in every respect : absolute
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition