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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| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
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| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
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