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 |
|---|---|
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |