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 |
|---|---|
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| devious | wandering |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |