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 |
|---|---|
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |