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 |
|---|---|
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| dissension | disagreement |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |