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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| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| executioner | one who executes |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
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