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
superannuatedoutmoded
zanyvery eccentric (see eccentric
implicationsomething implied: such as
derideto laugh at or insult contemptuously
haughtinessblatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior
surfeitan overabundant supply : excess
fretto eat or gnaw into : corrode
laggardlagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind
fulcrumprop
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words