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 |
|---|---|
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| humdrum | monotonous |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |