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 |
|---|---|
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |