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 |
|---|---|
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| pending | during |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |