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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |