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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
| propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| sibling | sib |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |