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 |
|---|---|
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |