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.

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havenharbor
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
dappledmarked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background
compassionsympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it
laggardlagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind
incapacitateto deprive of capacity or natural power : disable
deadlocka state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement
factitiousproduced by humans rather than by natural forces
climacticof, relating to, or constituting a climax