GRE Word List

PORE

to gaze intently

The meaning of the word pore is to gaze intently.

Random words

WordMeaning
besetto set or stud with or as if with ornaments
rendezvousa place appointed for assembling or meeting
bruntthe principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack)
compilationthe act or process of compiling
taperto become progressively smaller toward one end
hummocka rounded knoll or hillock
histrionicdeliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
killjoyone who spoils the pleasure of others
surrogateone appointed to act in place of another : deputy