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 |
|---|---|
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| lucrative | producing wealth : profitable |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| steep | lofty |
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| jibe | to be in accord : agree |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |