GRE Word List

PORE

to gaze intently

The meaning of the word pore is to gaze intently.

Random words

WordMeaning
provisoan article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition
falterto walk unsteadily : stumble
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
blightedaffected with blight (see blight
improviseto compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously
thwartto oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
murmura half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling
disingenuouslacking in candor
chaplaina clergyman in charge of a chapel