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 |
|---|---|
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |