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 |
|---|---|
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| galvanic | of, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |