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 |
|---|---|
| steep | lofty |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |