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 |
|---|---|
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| geniality | marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| exquisite | marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution |
| succor | relief |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |