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 |
|---|---|
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| categorical | absolute |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |