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 |
|---|---|
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |