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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| agility | the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness |
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| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |