GRE Word List
PRY
to look closely or inquisitively
The meaning of the word pry is to look closely or inquisitively.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language: |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |