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

WordMeaning
decimateto select by lot and kill every tenth man of
reparationa repairing or keeping in repair
genealogyan account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
obituarya notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account
fluencythe quality or state of being fluent
willowyabounding with willows
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim
obstinatestubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
assumptiona taking to or upon oneself
draconianof, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him