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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |