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 |
|---|---|
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| convivial | relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |