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 |
|---|---|
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| opus | work |
| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |