GRE Word List

PRY

to look closely or inquisitively

The meaning of the word pry is to look closely or inquisitively.

Random words

WordMeaning
crustthe hardened exterior or surface part of bread
preludean introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter
responsivenessgiving response : constituting a response : answering
vernacularusing a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language
haggardnot tamed
rompone that romps
disheveledmarked by disorder or disarray
balefuldeadly or pernicious in influence
procrastinateto put off intentionally and habitually
forfeitsomething forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty