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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| obscure | dark |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
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| carefree | free from care: such as |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |