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
recipientone that receives : receiver
earnto receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered
inferto derive as a conclusion from facts or premises
quietudea quiet state : repose
pretensionan allegation of doubtful value : pretext
kismetfate
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)
dramaa composition (see composition
prudea person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum
compendiuma brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract