GRE Word List
CHECK
to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively
The meaning of the word check is to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| husband | a male partner in a marriage |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| artful | performed with or showing art or skill |
| delineate | to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |