GRE Word List
PERFUNCTORY
done routinely and with little care; superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; Ex. perfunctory kiss
The meaning of the word perfunctory is done routinely and with little care; superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; Ex. perfunctory kiss.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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savory | pleasant in taste; tasty; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable; Ex. savory reputation |
zealot | one who is zealous; fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal |
finished | properly made and complete; Ex. finished product/performance |
turbid | (of a liquid) having the sediment disturbed; muddy; thick |
outlook | point of view; view from a particular place; expectation for the future; prospect; Ex. outlook on life; Ex. pleasing outlook; Ex. weather outlook |
infernal | pertaining to hell; devilish; N. inferno: place of fiery heat or destruction |
juridical | of the law and its administration; CF. judicial: of courts of law; CF. judiciary |
drab | dull; lacking color; cheerless ; Ex. drab coat/life |
outcast | one that has been excluded from a society; ADJ. |
torpedo | underwater explosive apparatus; V. |