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 |
|---|---|
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| repercussion | reflection |
| multiplicity | the quality or state of being multiple or various |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| polarize | to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |