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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WordMeaning
acquiesceto accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
puerilejuvenile
fallowof a light yellowish-brown color
bitterbeing, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale
accostto approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way
soporificcausing or tending to cause sleep
sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
exemptfree or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting
obsidiana dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava