GRE Word List
CURSORY
rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty
The meaning of the word cursory is rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |