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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WordMeaning
yoretime past and especially long past
odiousarousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful
derisionthe use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt
liabilitythe quality or state of being liable
lamentto mourn aloud : wail
rifeprevalent especially to an increasing degree
injuriousinflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental
decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
wistfulfull of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy