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 |
|---|---|
| parlance | speech |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| influx | a coming in |
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |