GRE Word List

PRY

to look closely or inquisitively

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

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WordMeaning
moratoriuma legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt
piecemealone piece at a time : gradually
odoroushaving an odor: such as
catharsispurification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art
welta strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together
capillaryresembling a hair especially in slender elongated form
forwardnear, being at, or belonging to the forepart
precisa concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts
spurnto reject with disdain or contempt : scorn
exigencythat which is required in a particular situation