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 |
|---|---|
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |