GRE Word List
PERFUNCTORY
characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical
The meaning of the word perfunctory is characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| shack | hut |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |