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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pedantone who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge
paraphrasea restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form
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