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 |
|---|---|
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| rendition | the act or result of rendering something: such as |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |