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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atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
lustrousreflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle
complacencyself-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies
indictto charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law
briskkeenly alert : lively
expeditiousmarked by or acting with prompt efficiency
modishfashionable
contrivancea thing contrived
propinquitynearness of blood : kinship
whineto utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry