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 |
|---|---|
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |