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 |
|---|---|
| haven | harbor |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |