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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |