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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| balmy | having the qualities of balm : soothing |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
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| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |