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
dintforce
floutto treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn
amputateto remove by or as if by cutting
outlawa person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law
appraiseto set a value on : to estimate the amount of
gangrenelocal death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply
stoketo poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel
annihilateto cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
filibusteran irregular military adventurer