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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| allure | to entice by charm or attraction |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| canny | clever |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |