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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| Word | Meaning |
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| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
| championship | designation as champion |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| glitter | to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |