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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| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
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| denotation | an act or process of denoting |