GRE Word List
RUMINATE
chew over and over (mentally or, like cows, physically); mull over(ponder)
The meaning of the word ruminate is chew over and over (mentally or, like cows, physically); mull over(ponder).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lexicographer | compiler of a dictionary; CF. lexicography: work of compiling a dictionary |
| winsome | charming (in a childlike way); agreeable; gracious; engaging |
| curfew | regulation requiring all people to leave the streets at stated times; signal (as a bell) announcing the hour of a curfew |
| pseudonym | pen name; fictitious name assumed by an author; ADJ. pseudonymous |
| recline | lie down |
| smelt | melt (ore) for separating and removing the metal; melt or blend ores changing their chemical composition |
| cosmic | pertaining to the universe; vast |
| claustrophobia | fear of being locked in |
| implausible | unlikely (to be true); unbelievable; Ex. implausible alibi |
| psychiatrist | doctor who treats mental diseases |
