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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|---|---|
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| pose | to set forth or offer for attention or consideration |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
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| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |