GRE Word List
PERFUNCTORY
characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical
The meaning of the word perfunctory is characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| resilient | characterized or marked by resilience: such as |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |