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 |
|---|---|
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |
| elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |