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 |
|---|---|
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| 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 |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| forebears | ancestor |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |