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 |
|---|---|
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| connoisseur | expert |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |