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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WordMeaning
distinctivemarking as separate or different : serving to distinguish
dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
insubordinationdisobedient to authority
deterrentserving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter
inerrancyexemption from error : infallibility
levitateto rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation
inebriatedexhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated
mellifluoushaving a smooth rich flow
saunterto walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll
biliousof or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile