GRE Word List
PERUSE
to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study
The meaning of the word peruse is to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| equitable | having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |