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 |
|---|---|
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| indenture | a document or a section of a document that is indented |
| license | permission to act |