GRE Word List
PRY
to look closely or inquisitively
The meaning of the word pry is to look closely or inquisitively.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
| rotunda | a round building |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| equine | of, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |