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 |
|---|---|
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |