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.

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WordMeaning
elegya poem in elegiac couplets
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palatethe roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate
genealogyan account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
bogwet spongy ground
pinionthe terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges
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imputeto lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly
reserveto hold in reserve : keep back
manifoldmarked by diversity or variety