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 |
|---|---|
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |