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 |
|---|---|
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |