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 |
|---|---|
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |