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 |
|---|---|
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| prattle | prate |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| distort | to twist (see twist |