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 |
|---|---|
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| modish | fashionable |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| plumber | a dealer or worker in lead |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| gusto | an individual or special taste |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |