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 |
|---|---|
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |