GRE Word List
PERUSE
to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study
The meaning of the word peruse is to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| noisome | noxious |