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 |
|---|---|
| purse | a small bag for money |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |