GRE Word List
RUMINATE
to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
The meaning of the word ruminate is to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| dingy | dirty |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |