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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| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
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| vibrant | pulsating with life, vigor, or activity |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
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| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |