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 |
|---|---|
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| epic | a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| drab | slattern |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| lampoon | satire |
| conflagration | fire |