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 |
|---|---|
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
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| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |