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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qualmsa feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety
enlivento give life, action, or spirit to : animate
figurinea small carved or molded figure : statuette
executiveof or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
clientelea body of clients
cornucopiaa curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance
cloistera monastic establishment
urgentcalling for immediate attention : pressing