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 |
|---|---|
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| overthrow | overturn |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| dour | stern |
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
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