GRE Word List
PRY
to look closely or inquisitively
The meaning of the word pry is to look closely or inquisitively.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| immune | not susceptible or responsive |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |