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 |
|---|---|
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |