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 |
|---|---|
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| cornucopia | a 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 |
| charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |
| fashion | the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time |
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |