GRE Word List

PRY

to look closely or inquisitively

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

Random words

WordMeaning
impassableincapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted
palliateto reduce the violence of (a disease)
desolatedevoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted
illimitableincapable of being limited or bounded : measureless
swaggerto conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
badinageplayful repartee : banter
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
unequivocalleaving no doubt : clear
warrantsanction