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 |
|---|---|
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |